Google PCA Designing for Security and Compliance Practice Question
A company wants to enforce that all API calls to GCP services from outside their corporate network come through a specific Cloud VPN tunnel. Which GCP service can enforce this policy?
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Why each option matters
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Correct answer & explanation
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VPC Service Controls
VPC Service Controls with access levels can restrict access based on IP address ranges, including the VPN tunnel's egress IP.
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VPC Service Controls
Why this is correct
VPC Service Controls can use access levels to restrict API access to specific IP ranges, such as the VPN tunnel's egress IP.
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Cloud NAT
Why it's wrong here
Cloud NAT allows outbound internet access, not inbound access control.
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Identity-Aware Proxy
Why it's wrong here
IAP controls access to apps and compute resources, not API access to GCP services.
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Cloud Armor
Why it's wrong here
Cloud Armor protects HTTP(S) load balancers, not API access to GCP services.
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Introduction to Google Cloud Platform
Key term
Cloud VPN
A Cloud VPN is a service that securely connects your private network to a cloud provider's network over the public internet using encryption and authentication.
Key term
IP address
An IP address is a unique numerical label assigned to each device connected to a computer network that uses the Internet Protocol for communication.
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