ANS-C01 Network Design Practice Question
A company wants to use AWS Transit Gateway to connect multiple VPCs and on-premises networks. They need to centrally manage and enforce security policies. Which THREE components are required?
⚠ Common exam trap
Watch out — candidates often confuse optional integration components (like Direct Connect Gateway or Gateway Endpoints) with the mandatory building blocks required to centrally manage and enforce security policies across a Transit Gateway topology.
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
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Transit Gateway route tables
Transit Gateway route tables (A) are required to control the routing of traffic between attached VPCs, VPNs, and Direct Connect connections. They allow you to isolate or share networks by defining which attachments can communicate with each other, enabling centralized policy enforcement.
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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Transit Gateway route tables
Why this is correct
Route tables control how traffic is routed between attachments.
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VPC Gateway Endpoints
Why it's wrong here
Gateway Endpoints are for S3/DynamoDB access, not for Transit Gateway.
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AWS Resource Access Manager (RAM)
Why this is correct
RAM is used to share the Transit Gateway with other accounts.
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AWS Direct Connect Gateway
Why it's wrong here
Direct Connect Gateway is used for Direct Connect attachments, but not required for security policy enforcement.
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AWS Network Firewall
Why this is correct
Network Firewall provides centralized traffic inspection and filtering.
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