ANS-C01 Network Security, Compliance and Governance Practice Question
Network Topology
A network engineer runs the above command and sees that VPC Flow Logs are configured for a VPC. The engineer wants to analyze rejected traffic to troubleshoot a connectivity issue. Which field in the flow log records should they examine?
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Why each option matters
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action
The 'action' field in VPC Flow Logs indicates ACCEPT or REJECT. Option A is wrong because 'srcaddr' is source IP. Option C is wrong because 'dstport' is destination port. Option D is wrong because 'protocol' is the protocol number.
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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protocol
Why it's wrong here
Protocol number, not action.
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action
Why this is correct
Shows whether traffic was accepted or rejected.
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srcaddr
Why it's wrong here
Source address, not action.
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dstport
Why it's wrong here
Destination port, not action.
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