Practice Security Groups - 2.1 | Chapter 6: Networking and Security Fundamentals | AWS Basic
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2.1 - Security Groups

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Question 1 Easy

What is the primary function of a Security Group in AWS?

💡 Hint: Think about what firewalls do.

Question 2 Easy

Can a Security Group have deny rules?

💡 Hint: Remember, anything not explicitly allowed is denied.

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Question 1

What does a Security Group do?

Acts as a physical firewall.
Controls inbound and outbound traffic for EC2 instances.
Creates subnets.

💡 Hint: Think about what kind of security measures are used in networks.

Question 2

True or False: Security Groups can have deny rules.

True
False

💡 Hint: Remember, if not explicitly allowed, it is denied.

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Challenge 1 Hard

Design a Security Group for a public web server that only allows HTTP and HTTPS traffic. However, SSH access should be restricted to the internal company network.

💡 Hint: What ports are needed for web access?

Challenge 2 Hard

Determine the necessary actions if a security review finds an overly permissive Security Group allowing SSH from 0.0.0.0/0.

💡 Hint: Who should have SSH access in a secure environment?

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