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ANS-C01 Network Security, Compliance and Governance Practice Question

A company has a VPC with public and private subnets. They use a NAT Gateway in the public subnet to allow instances in the private subnet to access the internet. The security team wants to ensure that all outbound traffic from the private subnet is logged and inspected. Which THREE services should they use together to achieve this? (Choose THREE.)

Answer choices

Why each option matters

Answer the question above first, then reveal the full breakdown to understand why each option is right or wrong.

Correct answer & explanation

VPC Flow Logs

Answer analysis

Option-by-option breakdown

For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.

  • VPC Flow Logs

    Why this is correct

    Flow logs capture IP traffic information for logging.

  • AWS Direct Connect

    Why it's wrong here

    Direct Connect is for dedicated connectivity, not logging/inspection.

  • AWS Network Firewall

    Why this is correct

    Network Firewall provides stateful inspection and can log traffic.

  • Amazon Route 53 Resolver DNS Firewall

    Why this is correct

    DNS Firewall filters and logs DNS queries, adding visibility.

  • AWS Transit Gateway

    Why it's wrong here

    Transit Gateway is not needed for a single VPC setup.

Visual reference

Inside (Private) PC-A 10.0.0.1 PC-B 10.0.0.2 NAT Router Outside (Public) 203.0.113.1 Inside Global Server PAT: many private IPs share one public IP via unique port numbers

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