ANS-C01 Network Security, Compliance and Governance Practice Question
Which TWO statements are correct regarding the use of AWS Network Firewall? (Choose 2)
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Why each option matters
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Correct answer & explanation
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It supports stateful inspection using Suricata-compatible rules
A: Correct. AWS Network Firewall supports stateful inspection using Suricata-compatible rules, allowing deep packet inspection for threat detection. B: Correct. Network Firewall can be integrated with AWS Transit Gateway to enable centralized inspection of traffic across multiple VPCs. C: Incorrect. Network Firewall is deployed within a VPC, not as a standalone service, and it requires a VPC to inspect traffic; it cannot inspect traffic between on-premises and AWS without a VPC. D: Incorrect. Network Firewall does not provide automatic SSL/TLS decryption; it can only inspect traffic that is not encrypted or after decryption is performed by another service. E: Incorrect. Network Firewall is a managed service, but it is always deployed inside a VPC, not outside.
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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It supports stateful inspection using Suricata-compatible rules
Why this is correct
Network Firewall uses Suricata for stateful inspection.
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It can be used with AWS Transit Gateway for centralized inspection
Why this is correct
Transit Gateway can route traffic through a Network Firewall in a central VPC.
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It can be used to inspect traffic between on-premises and AWS without a VPC
Why it's wrong here
A VPC is required for Network Firewall.
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It provides automatic SSL/TLS decryption
Why it's wrong here
Network Firewall does not perform SSL/TLS decryption.
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It is a managed service that can be deployed outside of a VPC
Why it's wrong here
Network Firewall is deployed within a VPC.
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