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A company creates dedicated AWS accounts in AWS Organizations for its business units. Recently, an important notification was sent to the root user email address of a business unit account instead of the assigned account owner. The company wants to ensure that all future notifications can be sent to different employees based on the notification categories of billing, operations, or security.

Which solution will meet these requirements MOST securely?

  • A. Configure each AWS account to use a single email address that the company manages. Ensure that all account owners can access the email account to receive notifications. Configure alternate contacts for each AWS account with corresponding distribution lists for the billing team, the security team, and the operations team for each business unit.
  • B. Configure each AWS account to use a different email distribution list for each business unit that the company manages. Configure each distribution list with administrator email addresses that can respond to alerts. Configure alternate contacts for each AWS account with corresponding distribution lists for the billing team, the security team, and the operations team for each business unit.
  • C. Configure each AWS account root user email address to be the individual company managed email address of one person from each business unit. Configure alternate contacts for each AWS account with corresponding distribution lists for the billing team, the security team, and the operations team for each business unit.
  • D. Configure each AWS account root user to use email aliases that go to a centralized mailbox. Configure alternate contacts for each account by using a single business managed email distribution list each for the billing team, the security team, and the operations team.
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Linuslin
Highly Voted 10 months, 2 weeks ago
Selected Answer: D
D is correct answer. Configuring each AWS account's root user to use email aliases that go to a centralized mailbox ensures that sensitive notifications are not directly sent to individual email addresses. Instead, they are directed to a centralized mailbox, reducing the risk of unauthorized access to sensitive information. Additionally, configuring alternate contacts for each account using a single business-managed email distribution list for the billing team, the security team, and the operations team ensures that notifications are appropriately routed to the respective teams based on the categories of billing, operations, or security. This approach centralizes control and reduces the likelihood of misconfiguration or unauthorized access to sensitive notifications.
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Linuslin
10 months, 2 weeks ago
Option A doesn't provide the same level of security because it relies on a single email address managed by the company, which could be compromised, and it requires all account owners to access this email account, potentially leading to access control issues. Option B presents a similar issue as Option A, as it relies on different email distribution lists but still requires administrator email addresses that may be vulnerable to compromise. Option C also has security concerns because it associates the root user email address with individual employees, which may not be ideal for security and access control purposes. So, Option D is the most secure solution for ensuring that future notifications can be sent to different employees based on the notification categories of billing, operations, or security.
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d401c0d
Highly Voted 11 months ago
Selected Answer: A
Question mentions the email was sent to a business unit account instead of an account owner. Thus, A mentions all account owners to have access to email account.
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GOTJ
Most Recent 3 weeks ago
Selected Answer: B
Option B is correct, according to AWS Prescriptive Guidance (see link below): When setting up primary and alternate contacts for your AWS account, use an email distribution list instead of an individual’s email address. Using an email distribution list makes sure that ownership and reachability are preserved as individuals in your organization come and go. Set alternate contacts for billing, operations, and security notifications, and use appropriate email distribution lists accordingly. AWS uses these email addresses to contact you, so it is important you retain access to them. https://docs.aws.amazon.com/prescriptive-guidance/latest/aws-startup-security-baseline/acct-01.html
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bujuman
4 months, 2 weeks ago
Selected Answer: D
The most secure way should use "Update the alternate contacts for any AWS account in your organization" https://docs.aws.amazon.com/accounts/latest/reference/manage-acct-update-contact-alternate.html
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MrIndia2022
4 months, 3 weeks ago
question- option D uses a single distribution list for all business units vs Option B which uses separate, independent distribution lists for each business unit. This involves more segregation of emails and hence is more secure. I am confused between option B and d. Pl help
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MatAlves
6 months, 1 week ago
Selected Answer: D
Both B and D use Distribution Lists as part of the of the solution: B - "configure each DL with administrator email addresses that can respond to alerts" D - "configure alternate contacts for each account by using single business managed DL each" per team. I confess the wording isn't amazing, but between B and D, the latter is the one that properly addresses the issue involving root user email address.
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jadeconstancy
9 months, 2 weeks ago
Selected Answer: D
correct answer is D
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sheilawu
9 months, 3 weeks ago
Selected Answer: A
https://docs.aws.amazon.com/organizations/latest/userguide/orgs_manage_accounts_update_primary_email.html
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