AWS Certified Developer Associate DVA-C01 – Question332

A developer created a web API that receives requests by using an internet-facing Application Load Balancer (ALB) with an HTTPS listener. The developer configures an Amazon Cognito user pool and wants to ensure that every request to the API is authenticated through Amazon Cognito.
What should the developer do to meet this requirement?

A.
Add a listener rule to the listener to return a fixed response if the Authorization header is missing. Set the fixed response to 401 Unauthorized.
B. Create an authentication action for the listener rules of the ALB. Set the rule action type to authenticate- cognito. Set the OnUnauthenticatedRequest field to "deny."
C. Create an Amazon API Gateway API. Configure all API methods to be forwarded to the ALB endpoint. Create an authorizer of the COGNITO_USER_POOLS type. Configure every API method to use that authorizer.
D. Create a new target group that includes an AWS Lambda function target that validates the Authorization header by using Amazon Cognito. Associate the target group with the listener.

Correct Answer: C