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?
- Apply AWS RAM sharing and attachment acceptance controls to the shared network resource
- Establish Transit Gateway inter-Region peering between the gateways
- Establish an inter-Region VPC peering connection and explicit reciprocal routes
- 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.
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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?
- Connect the VPCs to AWS Transit Gateway and use separate transit route tables
- Expose only the required resolver service through supported DNS sharing and endpoint associations
- Create an interface VPC endpoint for the partner's PrivateLink endpoint service
- 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?
- Populate or propagate the destination route in the associated Transit Gateway route table
- Renumber or isolate the application using PrivateLink or translation before connectivity
- Establish an inter-Region VPC peering connection and explicit reciprocal routes
- 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?
- Associate development attachments with a segregated Transit Gateway route table and restrict propagated destinations
- Populate or propagate the destination route in the associated Transit Gateway route table
- Route spoke attachments through an inspection VPC attachment using segmented Transit Gateway route tables
- 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?
- Route spoke attachments through an inspection VPC attachment using segmented Transit Gateway route tables
- Populate or propagate the destination route in the associated Transit Gateway route table
- Associate development attachments with a segregated Transit Gateway route table and restrict propagated destinations
- Connect the VPCs to AWS Transit Gateway and use separate transit route tables
- 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?
- Use VPC sharing through AWS RAM within the supported organization
- Have the VPC owner manage the shared subnet's VPC-level routing configuration
- Create an S3 gateway VPC endpoint and add its route-table associations
- 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?
- Use a Gateway Load Balancer endpoint connected to the appliance endpoint service
- Create an interface VPC endpoint for the partner's PrivateLink endpoint service
- Apply AWS RAM sharing and attachment acceptance controls to the shared network resource
- Use allowed principals and enable acceptance requirements for the endpoint service
- Associate development attachments with a segregated Transit Gateway route table and restrict propagated destinations
- 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?
- Use a Gateway Load Balancer endpoint connected to the appliance endpoint service
- Route spoke attachments through an inspection VPC attachment using segmented Transit Gateway route tables
- Use allowed principals and enable acceptance requirements for the endpoint service
- 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?
- Establish an inter-Region VPC peering connection and explicit reciprocal routes
- Associate development attachments with a segregated Transit Gateway route table and restrict propagated destinations
- Establish Transit Gateway inter-Region peering between the gateways
- 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.
- Create an interface VPC endpoint for the partner's PrivateLink endpoint service
- Apply AWS RAM sharing and attachment acceptance controls to the shared network resource
- Establish a direct VPC peering connection and configure both VPC route tables
- Create an S3 gateway VPC endpoint and add its route-table associations
- Associate development attachments with a segregated Transit Gateway route table and restrict propagated destinations
Explanation
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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?
- Publish the application through AWS PrivateLink endpoint service and interface endpoints
- Create an S3 gateway VPC endpoint and add its route-table associations
- Terminate access on interface endpoints that address the service locally in the consumer VPC
- Create an interface VPC endpoint for the partner's PrivateLink endpoint service
- 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.