CCSP Cloud Platform and Infrastructure Security Practice Question
A cloud security team is implementing VPC peering between two VPCs in the same region. Which statement about VPC peering is correct?
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VPC peering enables private IP connectivity across VPCs without internet
VPC peering allows direct routing using private IP addresses, but it is not transitive: if VPC A peers with VPC B and VPC B peers with VPC C, traffic cannot flow from A to C via B.
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VPC peering requires VPN gateways to establish connectivity
Why it's wrong here
VPC peering does not use VPN gateways.
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VPC peering enables private IP connectivity across VPCs without internet
Why this is correct
Correct: VPC peering uses private IPs and does not require internet.
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VPC peering automatically encrypts all traffic between VPCs
Why it's wrong here
Traffic is not automatically encrypted; encryption requires additional measures.
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VPC peering supports transitive routing through intermediate VPCs
Why it's wrong here
VPC peering is not transitive.
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