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A company has established a new AWS account. The account is newly provisioned and no changes have been made to the default settings. The company is concerned about the security of the AWS account root user.

What should be done to secure the root user?

A. Create IAM users for daily administrative tasks. Disable the root user.
B. Create IAM users for daily administrative tasks. Enable multi-factor authentication on the root user.
C. Generate an access key for the root user. Use the access key for daily administration tasks instead of the AWS Management Console.
D. Provide the root user credentials to the most senior solutions architect. Have the solutions architect use the root user for daily administration tasks.

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Suggested Answer: B 🗳️

by Andy_09 at Feb. 5, 2024, 9:09 p.m.

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BillaRanga

Highly Voted 10 months, 2 weeks ago

Selected Answer: B

"As a best practice, do not use the AWS account root user for any task where it's not required. Instead, create a new IAM user for each person that requires administrator access." It's B :)

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Andy_09

Highly Voted 10 months, 3 weeks ago

Option B

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d401c0d

Most Recent 8 months, 2 weeks ago

Selected Answer: B

D is just killing me. If we have reached this far, we all know it is Option B - "As a best practice, do not use the AWS account root user for any task where it's not required. Instead, create a new IAM user for each person that requires administrator access."

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Sivaeas

9 months, 3 weeks ago

Selected Answer: B

its option B

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Naveena_Devanga

10 months, 1 week ago

Segregation of roles, also known as separation of duties (SoD), is a business control that helps prevent security or privacy incidents and errors. Therefore, root access must never used for routine operational activities.

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