Practice Example Rule (2.3) - Chapter 6: Networking and Security Fundamentals

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Question 1.
What does a Security Group do?
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Think about firewalls.
Question 2.
What type of control do NACLs provide?
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Consider another level of security.
3Question 3.
What do Security Groups control?
- Only inbound traffic
- Only outbound traffic
- Both inbound and outbound traffic
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Think of firewalls again.
4Question 4.
NACLs are stateful. True or False?
- True
- False
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Remember how NACLs handle traffic.
Question 5.
You are architecting a highly secure web application on AWS. Design the necessary Security Group and NACL rules to ensure that only web traffic can reach your application, and all other traffic is blocked. What rules would you create?
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Think about what traffic is necessary for web servers.
Question 6.
You have a set of existing Security Group rules that allow access on many ports. Review and suggest optimal rules based on the principle of least privilege.
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Consider which services really need access.

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