AWS Security Specialty - IAM Permissions Exam Questions Part 2 (Questions 11-20

This presentation continues the AWS Security Specialty certification exam preparation series, covering 10 advanced IAM permissions scenario-based questions (Questions 11-20). Each question is presented on its own slide with detailed narration that reads the question verbatim, explains all answer options, analyzes why incorrect answers are wrong, and provides comprehensive reasoning for the correct answer.

Topics covered in Part 2 include:

Service Control Policy (SCP) inheritance and evaluation across organizational hierarchies
IAM policy variables for self-service resource management
NotAction element behavior versus explicit Deny statements
MFA enforcement using condition operators (Bool vs BoolIfExists)
Same-account versus cross-account resource policy permissions
Confused deputy problem prevention using External ID
IAM Access Analyzer findings management and remediation workflows
Security considerations for wildcard principals with service condition keys
KMS key policy evaluation and the unique IAM integration model
PassRole permission requirements for privilege escalation prevention

Each question follows the AWS Security Specialty exam format with realistic scenarios testing deep understanding of IAM permission evaluation logic, policy types, cross-account access patterns, and security best practices. The presentation includes Mermaid diagrams, code examples, and comparison tables to reinforce key concepts.