Discuss Amazon CLF-C02 Exam Topic 5 Question 12

Which service enables customers to audit API calls in their AWS accounts'?

AAWS CloudTrail

BAWS Trusted Advisor

CAmazon Inspector

DAWS X-Ray

Suggested Answer: A

AWS CloudTrail is a service that provides a record of actions taken by a user, role, or an AWS service in your AWS account. CloudTrail captures all API calls for AWS services as events, including calls from the AWS Management Console, AWS SDKs, command line tools, and higher-level AWS services.You can use CloudTrail to monitor, audit, and troubleshoot your AWS account activity34.AWS Trusted Advisor is a service that provides best practices recommendations for cost optimization, performance, security, and fault tolerance in your AWS account5.Amazon Inspector is a service that helps you improve the security and compliance of your applications deployed on AWS by automatically assessing them for vulnerabilities and deviations from best practices6.AWS X-Ray is a service that helps you analyze and debug your applications by collecting data about the requests that your application serves, and providing tools to view, filter, and gain insights into that data7.Reference:Logging AWS Audit Manager API calls with CloudTrail,Logging AWS Account Management API calls using AWS CloudTrail,Review API calls in your AWS account using CloudTrail,Monitor the usage of AWS API calls using Amazon CloudWatch,Which service enables customers to audit API calls in their AWS ...

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32 comments · newest first

Eulah 11 months ago

I always mix up CloudTrail and Amazon Inspector!

Son 11 months ago

Nope, it's not Trusted Advisor either.

Claudio 11 months ago

Wait, are you sure? I thought it was AWS X-Ray.

Cecilia 11 months ago

Totally agree, CloudTrail is the go-to for auditing.

Tarra 12 months ago

It's definitely AWS CloudTrail!

Myra 12 months ago

I keep mixing up AWS X-Ray and CloudTrail. I think X-Ray is more for tracing requests, right?

Jame 1 year ago

I’m a bit confused; I thought AWS Trusted Advisor was for best practices, not auditing API calls.

Janna 1 year ago

I practiced a similar question last week, and I believe CloudTrail was the answer then too.

Lizbeth 1 year ago

I think it's AWS CloudTrail, but I’m not entirely sure. I remember it being about tracking API calls.

Felicitas 1 year ago

Based on my understanding, AWS CloudTrail is the service that enables customers to audit API calls in their AWS accounts. It provides a detailed history of all API activity, which is exactly what this question is asking about.

Precious 1 year ago

I'm a little confused by the options. AWS Trusted Advisor and Amazon Inspector don't seem directly related to auditing API calls, but I'm not 100% sure. I'll have to review the service descriptions to make sure I pick the right one.

Albert 1 year ago

AWS CloudTrail is definitely the right answer here. I remember learning about it in my AWS training - it's specifically designed to track and record all API activity in an AWS environment.

Kimi 1 year ago

Hmm, I'm a bit unsure on this one. I know AWS has a few different logging and monitoring services, so I'll have to think through the differences between them to decide which one is best for auditing API calls.

Lamar 1 year ago

I'm pretty confident this is AWS CloudTrail. It's the service that logs all API calls made within an AWS account, so it seems like the obvious choice for auditing API activity.

Sherita 1 year ago

I'm confident I know the answer here. The objectives are all about understanding and managing personal information, so the one that's not an objective is the "None of the above" choice.

Milly 1 year ago

I might lean towards choosing the SIP URI and the Endpoint IP address, but I feel a bit unsure about it. Did we cover this specifically?

Tom 1 year ago

The SYN Scan sounds like the right choice here. It's a stealthy scan that can often bypass firewalls, which is what the question is asking for.

Geraldo 1 year ago

Okay, I got this. The main factors are the underlying disk subsystem, over-allocation of shared hardware, and the need to validate actual performance. Option E covers all of those, so that's the one I'm going with.

Lorita 2 years ago

Actually, AWS Trusted Advisor provides recommendations for cost optimization. I think the correct answer is AWS CloudTrail.

Roslyn 2 years ago

I'm not sure, but I think it might be AWS Trusted Advisor.

Annice 2 years ago

I agree with you, Melvin. AWS CloudTrail tracks API usage.

Melvin 2 years ago

I think the answer is AWS CloudTrail.

Gussie 3 years ago

Trusted Advisor is super helpful, but it's more about providing best practice recommendations, not auditing API calls. I'm with you guys on CloudTrail being the right answer.

Jolanda 3 years ago

AWS X-Ray is great for tracing API calls and understanding the performance of your distributed applications, but I don't think it's the answer here. I'm leaning towards CloudTrail as well.

Chantell 3 years ago

Hmm, I was thinking Amazon Inspector, since it can help you audit your resources for security vulnerabilities. But I guess that's not really about auditing API calls specifically.

Hollis 3 years ago

This is a tricky one! I'm pretty sure the answer is AWS CloudTrail, since it's the service that records API calls in your AWS account. But let me double-check the options just to be sure.

Elvera 2 years ago

↳ replying to Hollis

Correct. AWS CloudTrail is the service for auditing API calls.

Lauran 3 years ago

↳ replying to Hollis

So the answer is definitely AWS CloudTrail.

Peggy 3 years ago

↳ replying to Hollis

That's right. AWS CloudTrail records API calls in your AWS account.

Margurite 3 years ago

↳ replying to Hollis

I also believe it's AWS CloudTrail.

Melina 3 years ago

↳ replying to Hollis

Yes, you're correct. AWS CloudTrail is the service that enables customers to audit API calls.

Allene 3 years ago

↳ replying to Hollis

I think the answer is AWS CloudTrail.

Amazon CLF-C02 Exam - Topic 5 Question 12 Discussion