Security Groups and NACLs Quiz

Quiz covering Network Security

Questions in this quiz

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1. 1

   Which of the following statements best describes the primary difference between Security Groups and Network ACLs in a cloud environment?

2. 2

   You have a web server in a public subnet that is not receiving traffic from the internet, even though the Security Group allows inbound port 80. What is the most likely cause if the Network ACL is configured with the default settings?

3. 3

   A developer needs to block a specific malicious IP address from accessing any instance within a specific subnet. Which security component should be used to implement this effectively?

4. 4

   If you have an instance associated with multiple Security Groups, how are the rules evaluated when traffic attempts to reach the instance?

5. 5

   An administrator observes that an instance in a private subnet can communicate with a database in another subnet, but the return traffic is being dropped. The Security Groups are configured correctly for both. The Network ACL for the private subnet has an inbound rule allowing the database port, but no outbound rules are defined. What is happening?