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Governance

AWS CloudTrail

Records AWS API calls and account activity for audit and investigation.

Key points

  • Records AWS account activity and API calls as events.
  • Helps answer who did what, when, from where, and against which resource.
  • Supports security auditing, operational troubleshooting, and compliance evidence.
  • Can deliver events to storage and monitoring destinations for retention and analysis.
  • Applies to AWS service activity, including activity around AI and ML services.

When to use it

  • Choose CloudTrail when the question asks for an audit trail of AWS API activity.
  • Use it to investigate unauthorized changes, model endpoint changes, or IAM activity.
  • Use it for compliance evidence showing administrative actions over time.

Exam tips

  • CloudTrail records API activity; CloudWatch focuses on metrics, logs, alarms, and operational monitoring.
  • Bedrock model invocation logging is separate from CloudTrail API event logging.
  • CloudTrail does not enforce permissions; IAM policies enforce permissions.
  • For governance questions, CloudTrail is often the audit and accountability answer.

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