Practice Configure Security Group (3.2.2.6) - Chapter 3: Deep Dive into Compute Services

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Question 1.
What is a security group in AWS?
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Think about firewalls in a traditional network.
Question 2.
Name one common port for SSH access.
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It's often used for Linux instances.
3Question 3.
What does a security group in AWS do?
- It stores data
- It acts as a firewall
- It manages costs
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Think about how you restrict access to your home.
4Question 4.
True or False: Security groups can only allow traffic but cannot deny it.
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Consider the flexibility of firewalls.
Question 5.
You are running a web server on EC2. Describe how you would configure the security group to allow HTTP and HTTPS traffic while maintaining security.
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Focus on web server requirements.
Question 6.
Your application needs to connect to a database securely. How would you configure the security group for an EC2 instance to allow this?
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Think about the relationship between the two instances.

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