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The four SAA-C03 domains
65 questions in 130 minutes. Weights shown are the official percentages of scored content from the AWS exam guide.
Domain 1 · 30% of exam
Design Secure Architectures
Secure access to AWS resources, secure workloads and applications, and data security controls.
Domain 2 · 26% of exam
Design Resilient Architectures
Scalable, loosely coupled, highly available, fault-tolerant architectures and disaster recovery.
Domain 3 · 24% of exam
Design High-Performing Architectures
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Domain 4 · 20% of exam
Design Cost-Optimized Architectures
Cost-optimized storage, compute, database, and network architectures for workload requirements.
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Everything about the AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner (CLF-C02) exam: 65 questions, 90 minutes, $100, the four domain weights, scoring, and a realistic prep strategy for beginners.
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Everything about the AWS Certified Developer – Associate (DVA-C02) exam: 65 questions, 130 minutes, $150, the four domain weights, scoring, and a developer-focused prep strategy.
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Everything about the AWS Certified AI Practitioner (AIF-C01) exam: 65 questions, 90 minutes, $100, the five domain weights, new question formats, and a prep strategy for AI fundamentals.
8 min read · Updated 2026-10-27Practice topics
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IAM & Access Control
IAM users, roles, policies, least privilege, MFA, and cross-account access patterns.
Network Security
Security groups, network ACLs, AWS WAF, Shield, and securing VPC traffic.
Data Protection & Encryption
KMS, encryption at rest and in transit, Secrets Manager, and certificate management.
High Availability
Multi-AZ design, Elastic Load Balancing, Route 53 routing, and eliminating single points of failure.
Decoupling & Messaging
SQS, SNS, EventBridge, and loose coupling patterns that absorb failures.
Disaster Recovery
RTO/RPO trade-offs, backup and restore, pilot light, warm standby, and multi-site designs.
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