Question 110

A large AWS footprint requires centrally controlled inter-Region segmentation and policy for many branch and VPC attachments. What managed backbone design is relevant?

  1. Apply AWS RAM sharing and attachment acceptance controls to the shared network resource
  2. Establish Transit Gateway inter-Region peering between the gateways
  3. Establish an inter-Region VPC peering connection and explicit reciprocal routes
  4. Use AWS Cloud WAN with core network segments and attachment policies

Explanation

Correct Answer

D:

Cloud WAN applies centralized policy-driven connectivity across supported Regions and attachment types, simplifying global network governance.

Incorrect Answers

A:

Resource sharing and attachment approval bound which accounts can join centralized connectivity; routing decisions still belong to network policy; that addresses governed membership for a multi-account hub, rather than policy-governed multi-Regional WAN segmentation.

B:

TGW peering joins two regional transit hubs using AWS infrastructure, though routes through the peering remain explicitly configured; this belongs to managed peering between regional transit gateways, while the problem is policy-governed multi-Regional WAN segmentation.

C:

Inter-Region VPC peering permits private IP communication between supported VPC pairs but does not add routes automatically; this changes direct inter-Regional private VPC connectivity, not the necessary policy-governed multi-Regional WAN segmentation.

Question 111

Several VPCs need to share a DNS resolver service but not exchange general-purpose traffic. Which principle should guide connectivity?

  1. Connect the VPCs to AWS Transit Gateway and use separate transit route tables
  2. Expose only the required resolver service through supported DNS sharing and endpoint associations
  3. Create an interface VPC endpoint for the partner's PrivateLink endpoint service
  4. Create an S3 gateway VPC endpoint and add its route-table associations

Explanation

Correct Answer

B:

Service-specific resolver access can be designed without indiscriminately propagating all VPC CIDR prefixes. DNS forwarding is an application-specific dependency; it should not be confused with granting universal routed access among VPCs.

Incorrect Answers

A:

A transit gateway consolidates attachments into a regional routing hub and separates traffic domains using association and propagation policies; that addresses scalable hub-and-spoke multi-VPC routing, rather than constrained DNS service connectivity without full-mesh routes.

C:

An interface endpoint places consumer-owned ENIs in selected subnets and connects only to the published service; this changes application-specific private access across account boundaries, not the necessary constrained DNS service connectivity without full-mesh routes.

D:

In the route-table-based S3 private service access workflow, gateway endpoints provide private S3 routes within a VPC using an endpoint target rather than NAT and per-hour interface endpoint ENIs; the current case needs constrained DNS service connectivity without full-mesh routes.

Question 112

A team attempts to peer VPCs with exactly the same IPv4 CIDR. What is the fundamental blocker?

  1. Populate or propagate the destination route in the associated Transit Gateway route table
  2. Renumber or isolate the application using PrivateLink or translation before connectivity
  3. Establish an inter-Region VPC peering connection and explicit reciprocal routes
  4. Publish the application through AWS PrivateLink endpoint service and interface endpoints

Explanation

Correct Answer

B:

VPC peering prohibits overlapping CIDRs because each routed destination must map to an unambiguous network. A renumbering or service-specific connectivity design is needed rather than trying to disambiguate the same destination CIDR through peering.

Incorrect Answers

A:

VPC subnet routes deliver packets to the transit gateway, which independently needs an eligible route to the next attachment; that addresses second-stage forwarding inside a transit gateway, rather than resolving address overlap before VPC peering.

C:

Inter-Region VPC peering permits private IP communication between supported VPC pairs but does not add routes automatically; this changes direct inter-Regional private VPC connectivity, not the necessary resolving address overlap before VPC peering.

D:

In the private application access without overlapping-CIDR routing workflow, privateLink exposes service endpoints using consumer VPC addresses without demanding broad routability between overlapping VPC CIDR ranges; the current case needs resolving address overlap before VPC peering.

Question 113

A new spoke VPC route to a peer VPC uses Transit Gateway as its target, but the TGW cannot forward to the attachment. What routing layer is missing?

  1. Associate development attachments with a segregated Transit Gateway route table and restrict propagated destinations
  2. Populate or propagate the destination route in the associated Transit Gateway route table
  3. Route spoke attachments through an inspection VPC attachment using segmented Transit Gateway route tables
  4. Establish Transit Gateway inter-Region peering between the gateways

Explanation

Correct Answer

B:

VPC subnet routes deliver packets to the transit gateway, which independently needs an eligible route to the next attachment.

Incorrect Answers

A:

Route-table association selects an attachment's forwarding domain and controls which other attachments it can reach; that addresses network segmentation by transit attachment routing domains, rather than second-stage forwarding inside a transit gateway.

C:

Controlled transit routing can force spoke-to-spoke paths via shared inspection appliances instead of permitting direct spoke propagation; this changes centralized inspection of inter-VPC traffic, not the necessary second-stage forwarding inside a transit gateway.

D:

In the managed peering between regional transit gateways workflow, TGW peering joins two regional transit hubs using AWS infrastructure, though routes through the peering remain explicitly configured; the current case needs second-stage forwarding inside a transit gateway.

Question 114

An operations account must inspect traffic between application VPCs using a centralized firewall VPC. Which transit pattern supports that?

  1. Route spoke attachments through an inspection VPC attachment using segmented Transit Gateway route tables
  2. Populate or propagate the destination route in the associated Transit Gateway route table
  3. Associate development attachments with a segregated Transit Gateway route table and restrict propagated destinations
  4. Connect the VPCs to AWS Transit Gateway and use separate transit route tables
  5. Use a Gateway Load Balancer endpoint connected to the appliance endpoint service

Explanation

Correct Answer

A:

Controlled transit routing can force spoke-to-spoke paths via shared inspection appliances instead of permitting direct spoke propagation.

Incorrect Answers

B:

VPC subnet routes deliver packets to the transit gateway, which independently needs an eligible route to the next attachment; this belongs to second-stage forwarding inside a transit gateway, while the problem is centralized inspection of inter-VPC traffic.

C:

Route-table association selects an attachment's forwarding domain and controls which other attachments it can reach; this changes network segmentation by transit attachment routing domains, not the necessary centralized inspection of inter-VPC traffic.

D:

In the scalable hub-and-spoke multi-VPC routing workflow, A transit gateway consolidates attachments into a regional routing hub and separates traffic domains using association and propagation policies; the current case needs centralized inspection of inter-VPC traffic.

E:

This produces route-controlled transparent network-appliance service insertion: Gateway Load Balancer endpoints insert packet-processing services into route tables using PrivateLink constructs for appliance traffic; the stem instead tests centralized inspection of inter-VPC traffic.

Question 115

A shared VPC's participant account needs to change a subnet route table to open a new peering path. Who should implement the route change?

  1. Use VPC sharing through AWS RAM within the supported organization
  2. Have the VPC owner manage the shared subnet's VPC-level routing configuration
  3. Create an S3 gateway VPC endpoint and add its route-table associations
  4. Populate or propagate the destination route in the associated Transit Gateway route table

Explanation

Correct Answer

B:

VPC sharing does not transfer ownership of subnet route tables or core VPC routing controls to participant accounts.

Incorrect Answers

A:

VPC sharing separates subnet ownership from resource ownership and lets participant accounts place supported resources into shared subnets; that addresses centralized subnet ownership across workload accounts, rather than preserving networking ownership in shared VPCs.

C:

Gateway endpoints provide private S3 routes within a VPC using an endpoint target rather than NAT and per-hour interface endpoint ENIs; this changes route-table-based S3 private service access, not the necessary preserving networking ownership in shared VPCs.

D:

In the second-stage forwarding inside a transit gateway workflow, VPC subnet routes deliver packets to the transit gateway, which independently needs an eligible route to the next attachment; the current case needs preserving networking ownership in shared VPCs.

Question 116

A company creates a VPC endpoint service behind a Network Load Balancer; external consumer accounts should be approved individually. What control must be applied?

  1. Use a Gateway Load Balancer endpoint connected to the appliance endpoint service
  2. Create an interface VPC endpoint for the partner's PrivateLink endpoint service
  3. Apply AWS RAM sharing and attachment acceptance controls to the shared network resource
  4. Use allowed principals and enable acceptance requirements for the endpoint service
  5. Associate development attachments with a segregated Transit Gateway route table and restrict propagated destinations
  6. Terminate access on interface endpoints that address the service locally in the consumer VPC

Explanation

Correct Answer

D:

PrivateLink provider settings regulate which principals may request endpoints and whether the provider must accept connections.

Incorrect Answers

A:

Gateway Load Balancer endpoints insert packet-processing services into route tables using PrivateLink constructs for appliance traffic; that addresses route-controlled transparent network-appliance service insertion, rather than consumer authorization for published endpoint services.

B:

An interface endpoint places consumer-owned ENIs in selected subnets and connects only to the published service; this belongs to application-specific private access across account boundaries, while the problem is consumer authorization for published endpoint services.

C:

Resource sharing and attachment approval bound which accounts can join centralized connectivity; routing decisions still belong to network policy; this changes governed membership for a multi-account hub, not the necessary consumer authorization for published endpoint services.

E:

This produces network segmentation by transit attachment routing domains: Route-table association selects an attachment's forwarding domain and controls which other attachments it can reach; the stem instead tests consumer authorization for published endpoint services.

F:

For private service consumption across identical addressing realms, consumer endpoints provide local private IP destinations, avoiding ambiguous full-network route advertisements to the overlapping provider; however, the present requirement is consumer authorization for published endpoint services.

Question 117

A security architect wants third-party firewall appliances reached through provider endpoints without consumer-to-provider peering. Which endpoint type is expected?

  1. Use a Gateway Load Balancer endpoint connected to the appliance endpoint service
  2. Route spoke attachments through an inspection VPC attachment using segmented Transit Gateway route tables
  3. Use allowed principals and enable acceptance requirements for the endpoint service
  4. Create an interface VPC endpoint for the partner's PrivateLink endpoint service

Explanation

Correct Answer

A:

Gateway Load Balancer endpoints insert packet-processing services into route tables using PrivateLink constructs for appliance traffic.

Incorrect Answers

B:

Controlled transit routing can force spoke-to-spoke paths via shared inspection appliances instead of permitting direct spoke propagation; this belongs to centralized inspection of inter-VPC traffic, while the problem is route-controlled transparent network-appliance service insertion.

C:

PrivateLink provider settings regulate which principals may request endpoints and whether the provider must accept connections; this changes consumer authorization for published endpoint services, not the necessary route-controlled transparent network-appliance service insertion.

D:

In the application-specific private access across account boundaries workflow, an interface endpoint places consumer-owned ENIs in selected subnets and connects only to the published service; the current case needs route-controlled transparent network-appliance service insertion.

Question 118

A regional Transit Gateway needs connections to another TGW in a separate AWS Region without manually building virtual router instances. What attachment is appropriate?

  1. Establish an inter-Region VPC peering connection and explicit reciprocal routes
  2. Associate development attachments with a segregated Transit Gateway route table and restrict propagated destinations
  3. Establish Transit Gateway inter-Region peering between the gateways
  4. Populate or propagate the destination route in the associated Transit Gateway route table

Explanation

Correct Answer

C:

TGW peering joins two regional transit hubs using AWS infrastructure, though routes through the peering remain explicitly configured.

Incorrect Answers

A:

Inter-Region VPC peering permits private IP communication between supported VPC pairs but does not add routes automatically; that addresses direct inter-Regional private VPC connectivity, rather than managed peering between regional transit gateways.

B:

Route-table association selects an attachment's forwarding domain and controls which other attachments it can reach; this belongs to network segmentation by transit attachment routing domains, while the problem is managed peering between regional transit gateways.

D:

In the second-stage forwarding inside a transit gateway workflow, VPC subnet routes deliver packets to the transit gateway, which independently needs an eligible route to the next attachment; the current case needs managed peering between regional transit gateways.

Question 119

A central network account is onboarding workload VPCs from other accounts and must isolate production and development routing after attachment. Which TWO building blocks are central? Choose TWO.

  1. Create an interface VPC endpoint for the partner's PrivateLink endpoint service
  2. Apply AWS RAM sharing and attachment acceptance controls to the shared network resource
  3. Establish a direct VPC peering connection and configure both VPC route tables
  4. Create an S3 gateway VPC endpoint and add its route-table associations
  5. Associate development attachments with a segregated Transit Gateway route table and restrict propagated destinations

Explanation

Correct Answers

B:

Resource sharing and attachment approval bound which accounts can join centralized connectivity; routing decisions still belong to network policy; this covers the governed membership for a multi-account hub component of the combined scenario.

E:

Route-table association selects an attachment's forwarding domain and controls which other attachments it can reach; this covers the network segmentation by transit attachment routing domains component of the combined scenario.

Incorrect Answers

A:

An interface endpoint places consumer-owned ENIs in selected subnets and connects only to the published service; that addresses application-specific private access across account boundaries, rather than cross-account transit sharing and TGW routing segmentation.

C:

VPC peering provides direct private connectivity between a pair of VPCs without traversing a transit gateway or using transitive forwarding; this changes simple pairwise VPC connectivity without a central router, not the necessary cross-account transit sharing and TGW routing segmentation.

D:

In the route-table-based S3 private service access workflow, gateway endpoints provide private S3 routes within a VPC using an endpoint target rather than NAT and per-hour interface endpoint ENIs; the current case needs cross-account transit sharing and TGW routing segmentation.

Question 120

A hybrid workload uses overlapping VPC address space but only needs access to a specific API. Why is PrivateLink preferred over extending BGP routes?

  1. Publish the application through AWS PrivateLink endpoint service and interface endpoints
  2. Create an S3 gateway VPC endpoint and add its route-table associations
  3. Terminate access on interface endpoints that address the service locally in the consumer VPC
  4. Create an interface VPC endpoint for the partner's PrivateLink endpoint service
  5. Apply AWS RAM sharing and attachment acceptance controls to the shared network resource

Explanation

Correct Answer

C:

Consumer endpoints provide local private IP destinations, avoiding ambiguous full-network route advertisements to the overlapping provider.

Incorrect Answers

A:

PrivateLink exposes service endpoints using consumer VPC addresses without demanding broad routability between overlapping VPC CIDR ranges; that addresses private application access without overlapping-CIDR routing, rather than private service consumption across identical addressing realms.

B:

Gateway endpoints provide private S3 routes within a VPC using an endpoint target rather than NAT and per-hour interface endpoint ENIs; this belongs to route-table-based S3 private service access, while the problem is private service consumption across identical addressing realms.

D:

In the application-specific private access across account boundaries workflow, an interface endpoint places consumer-owned ENIs in selected subnets and connects only to the published service; the current case needs private service consumption across identical addressing realms.

E:

This produces governed membership for a multi-account hub: Resource sharing and attachment approval bound which accounts can join centralized connectivity; routing decisions still belong to network policy; the stem instead tests private service consumption across identical addressing realms.

AWS Certified Advanced Networking - Specialty ANS-C01 Practice Tests