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    PracticeAWS Solutions Architect Associate (SAA-C03)AWS SAA-C03 Practice Exam 6Question 09
    Medium1 markMultiple Choice
    Domain 1.2: Secure WorkloadsVPCSecurity GroupsNACL

    AWS SAA-C03 · Question 09 · Domain 1.2: Secure Workloads

    A solutions architect is designing the network security for a three-tier web application in a VPC. The architect needs to implement security controls at the subnet level and the instance level.<br/><br/>Which TWO statements about VPC security are correct? (Select TWO.)

    Answer options:

    A.

    Security groups are stateful, meaning return traffic is automatically allowed.

    B.

    Network ACLs are stateful, meaning return traffic is automatically allowed.

    C.

    Security groups operate at the subnet level.

    D.

    Network ACLs are stateless, meaning return traffic must be explicitly allowed.

    E.

    Security groups evaluate all rules before deciding to allow traffic.

    How to approach this question

    Recall the differences between Security Groups and NACLs regarding statefulness.

    Full Answer

    Security groups are stateful (return traffic is allowed automatically) and operate at the instance level. Network ACLs are stateless (return traffic must be explicitly allowed via outbound rules) and operate at the subnet level.

    Common mistakes

    Mixing up the stateful/stateless nature of SGs and NACLs.
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