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AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate
The AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate (SAA-C03) exam validates a candidate's ability to design and implement distributed systems on Amazon Web Services
- 170 min
- 72% to pass
- 65 bank questions
- 4 domains
Exam syllabus, organized by domain
The official Amazon Web Services blueprint, with the real weight each domain carries on test day.
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Sample AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate exam question
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A developer hardcoded AWS credentials in an application on EC2. Which design change will remove the static keys and improve security posture?
Exam facts at a glance
Every figure below comes from the certification record or from the question bank itself.
- Time limit
- 170 minutes
- Passing score
- 72%
- Domains
- 4
- Questions in our bank
- 65
- Level
- ASSOCIATE
- Measured complexity
- 1.9 / 10
- Question mix
- 24 single · 21 multi · 20 interactive
Where the hard questions actually are
We score every question in the bank 1-10 on a reproducible formula. Below is the per-domain breakdown.
- Design Cost-Optimized Architectures13 questions · complexity 1.9/10 · Gentle
31% multi-select · 0% scenario · 31% interactive
- Design High-Performing Architectures16 questions · complexity 1.9/10 · Gentle
31% multi-select · 0% scenario · 31% interactive
- Design Resilient Architectures17 questions · complexity 1.8/10 · Gentle
29% multi-select · 0% scenario · 29% interactive
- Design Secure Architectures19 questions · complexity 1.9/10 · Gentle
32% multi-select · 0% scenario · 32% interactive
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The question bank with the correct answer and a written explanation for every item.
Frequently asked questions
What you need to know before attempting the AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate certification.