ANS-C01 Network Management and Operations Practice Question
A company has a multi-account AWS environment with hundreds of VPCs interconnected via a transit gateway. The network team needs to centrally monitor VPC reachability and identify asymmetric routing paths. Which THREE services or features should be used together to achieve this? (Choose three.)
Answer choices
Why each option matters
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Correct answer & explanation
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Amazon CloudWatch Contributor Insights
VPC Reachability Analyzer can test paths and detect asymmetric routing. AWS Network Manager provides central visibility for transit gateway networks. Amazon CloudWatch Contributor Insights helps analyze VPC Flow Logs to identify traffic patterns. AWS Config evaluates rules but not real-time path analysis. AWS CloudHSM is for hardware security modules.
Answer analysis
Option-by-option breakdown
For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.
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Amazon CloudWatch Contributor Insights
Why this is correct
Analyzes VPC Flow Logs to detect traffic patterns and anomalies.
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VPC Reachability Analyzer
Why this is correct
Tests network paths and identifies asymmetric routing.
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AWS Network Manager
Why this is correct
Provides centralized view of transit gateway network topology and monitoring.
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AWS Config
Why it's wrong here
Tracks resource configuration changes, not real-time network path analysis.
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AWS CloudHSM
Why it's wrong here
Provides hardware security modules, not network monitoring.
Quick reference
Asymmetric Encryption Algorithm Comparison
| Algorithm | Key Exchange | Signatures | Equivalent Security Key | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RSA-3072 | Yes | Yes | 128-bit | Widely deployed; slow for bulk data |
| ECDSA P-256 | No | Yes | 128-bit | Fast signatures; standard TLS certs |
| ECDH / ECDHE | Yes | No | 128-bit | Perfect forward secrecy in TLS 1.3 |
| DH / DHE | Yes | No | 128-bit (3072-bit key) | Replaced by ECDHE in modern TLS |
| Ed25519 | No | Yes | ~128-bit | SSH keys, modern PKI |
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