What can a user accomplish using AWS CloudTrail?
Generate an IAM user credentials report.
Record API calls made to AWS services.
Assess the compliance of AWS resource configurations with policies and guidelines.
Ensure that Amazon EC2 instances are patched with the latest security updates.
Explanations:
AWS CloudTrail does not generate IAM user credentials reports. Instead, this is done by the IAM console or the IAM CLI using a separate reporting feature.
AWS CloudTrail is designed to record API calls made to AWS services. It captures details about each API request, including the identity of the user making the request, the time of the request, and the source IP address.
While AWS CloudTrail can provide logs that may assist in assessing compliance, it does not directly assess compliance of AWS resource configurations. Compliance assessments typically involve AWS Config or third-party tools.
AWS CloudTrail does not manage or ensure that Amazon EC2 instances are patched with security updates. This task is handled by AWS Systems Manager, AWS Patch Manager, or similar services.
In my experience, the answer is:
Record API calls made to AWS services.