SOA-C02 Question 254
Single answerYour company operates in multiple regions and wants to direct users to different web servers based on their geographic location to comply with regional data residency laws. You are tasked with setting up DNS routing in Route 53 to achieve this. Which routing policy should you use?
- A
Geolocation routing policy
- B
Geoproximity routing policy
- C
Latency routing policy
- D
Weighted routing policy
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Correct answer: A
Explanation
The geolocation routing policy in Route 53 is specifically designed to route traffic based on the geographic location of the user. This allows businesses to comply with regional data residency laws or direct users to specific resources based on their location, which is the requirement described in the scenario.
- A. Correct.
The geolocation routing policy directs traffic based on the geographic location of the user. This is ideal for scenarios where requests need to comply with regional laws or requirements, as described in the question.
- B. Incorrect.
The geoproximity routing policy is used to route traffic based on the geographic location of resources and can adjust traffic flow based on a bias setting, but it is not specifically designed to comply with regional laws by directing users based on their location.
- C. Incorrect.
The latency routing policy routes traffic to the region that provides the lowest latency for the user, but it does not specifically consider geographic location for compliance purposes.
- D. Incorrect.
The weighted routing policy splits traffic based on assigned weights, which is unrelated to geographic location or compliance with regional laws.