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SOA-C02 · Question #121
A SysOps administrator is unable to authenticate an AWS CLI call to an AWS service. Which of the following is the cause of this issue?
The correct answer is D. There is no access key. You don't use passwords in AWS CLI. You use access and secret access key.
Submitted by devops_kid· Mar 30, 2026Security and Compliance
Question
A SysOps administrator is unable to authenticate an AWS CLI call to an AWS service. Which of the following is the cause of this issue?
Options
- AThe IAM password is incorrect
- BThe server certificate is missing
- CThe SSH key pair is incorrect
- DThere is no access key
How the community answered
(26 responses)- A8% (2)
- B4% (1)
- C12% (3)
- D77% (20)
Explanation
You don't use passwords in AWS CLI. You use access and secret access key.
Topics
#AWS CLI#IAM authentication#access keys#CLI credentials
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