Practice Configuring Security Groups and Network ACLs - 2 | Chapter 6: Networking and Security Fundamentals | AWS Basic
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Configuring Security Groups and Network ACLs

2 - Configuring Security Groups and Network ACLs

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Practice Questions

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Question 1 Easy

What is the primary function of Security Groups?

💡 Hint: Think about what a firewall does.

Question 2 Easy

True or False: NACLs are stateful.

💡 Hint: Consider how they handle traffic directions.

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Question 1

What type of rules can Security Groups define?

Allow and Deny
Only Allow
Only Deny

💡 Hint: Think about the nature of firewalls.

Question 2

True or False: NACLs allow you to set both allow and deny rules.

True
False

💡 Hint: Consider what you can control with a NACL.

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Challenge Problems

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Challenge 1 Hard

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.

💡 Hint: Think about the appropriate security group rules and NACL settings for layers.

Challenge 2 Hard

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?

💡 Hint: How can both layers work in conjunction to protect sensitive resources?

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