Practice Configuring Security Groups And Network Acls (2) - Chapter 6: Networking and Security Fundamentals

Practice: Configuring Security Groups and Network ACLs

Lesson 2Networking and Security Fundamentals

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Question 1.
What is the primary function of Security Groups?
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Think about what a firewall does.
Question 2.
True or False: NACLs are stateful.
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Consider how they handle traffic directions.
3Question 3.
What type of rules can Security Groups define?
- Allow and Deny
- Only Allow
- Only Deny
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Think about the nature of firewalls.
4Question 4.
True or False: NACLs allow you to set both allow and deny rules.
- True
- False
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Consider what you can control with a NACL.
Question 5.
Design a network security architecture for a multi-tier application where the web tier is open to public access, but the application tier must block all non-internal traffic.
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Think about the appropriate security group rules and NACL settings for layers.
Question 6.
Create a scenario where a malicious IP tries to access your database server. How would you use both Security Groups and NACLs to mitigate this threat?
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How can both layers work in conjunction to protect sensitive resources?

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