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
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C:Consumer endpoints provide local private IP destinations, avoiding ambiguous full-network route advertisements to the overlapping provider.
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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.
Question 121
A Direct Connect private virtual interface uses the default 1,500-byte MTU, but a high-throughput application wants to test jumbo frames across the private VIF. Which implementation step and operational caveat are relevant?
- Increase only the EC2 instance MTU and assume that automatically raises the Direct Connect VIF MTU
- Enable a supported jumbo MTU on the private VIF, check end-to-end capability and plan for a possible brief Direct Connect interruption
- Convert the private VIF into a public VIF so jumbo frames can traverse the connection
- Change BGP timers to longer intervals as the only prerequisite for jumbo-frame forwarding
Explanation
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B:A Direct Connect private VIF can be configured for jumbo frames if the underlying path supports them. Updating the VIF may briefly interrupt connectivity while the physical connection is adjusted.
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A:Host MTU settings cannot raise the supported MTU of an existing Direct Connect virtual interface. Every participating hop must support the intended frame size, including the VIF and network equipment.
C:Changing a VIF to public addressing is not the mechanism for enabling jumbo frames. The Direct Connect MTU configuration and end-to-end frame support are the applicable controls.
D:BGP hold timers affect control-plane liveness; they do not set Ethernet frame limits. Larger payload delivery depends on MTU configuration and compatible routers and interfaces.
Question 122
A customer's Direct Connect BGP adjacency remains Idle after the VLAN is verified. The router is configured with the wrong remote autonomous system number. What should change?
- Inspect the VIF-specific VLAN, peering IPs, ASN and BGP authentication
- Set the BGP neighbor remote-AS value to the ASN supplied for the AWS VIF peer
- Confirm that BGP advertises the corporate routes over the VPN tunnel peer
- Tag router frames with the 802.1Q VLAN assigned to the virtual interface
Explanation
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B:BGP opening messages verify peer ASN expectations; a mismatch prevents a stable routing adjacency despite physical reachability.
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A:Layer-one connection state does not guarantee a valid VLAN or BGP session; VIF-level configuration determines routing adjacency; that addresses distinction between circuit health and routing session health, rather than BGP neighbor ASN agreement.
C:An established IPsec security association does not by itself exchange dynamic networks; BGP must originate acceptable prefixes across the tunnel; this changes propagation of corporate networks using VPN BGP, not the necessary BGP neighbor ASN agreement.
D:In the correct VLAN tagging for a Direct Connect virtual interface workflow, direct Connect VIFs identify their layer-two sessions by VLAN tag; untagged frames do not enter the expected BGP peer context; the current case needs BGP neighbor ASN agreement.
Question 123
A Site-to-Site VPN with dynamic routing reports tunnel UP but no on-premises prefixes are received by AWS. What should the customer verify?
- Confirm that BGP advertises the corporate routes over the VPN tunnel peer
- Add both corporate static routes to the Site-to-Site VPN connection
- Permit both AWS VPN outside endpoint addresses and required IPsec protocols through the edge firewall
- Form separate BGP adjacencies to the two AWS VPN tunnel peers
Explanation
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A:An established IPsec security association does not by itself exchange dynamic networks; BGP must originate acceptable prefixes across the tunnel.
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B:Static VPN routing requires configured destination prefixes; no BGP advertisements populate the list automatically; this belongs to configured prefixes for a statically routed VPN, while the problem is propagation of corporate networks using VPN BGP.
C:VPN resilience depends on reachability of both independently addressed AWS tunnel endpoints, not merely having two configured AWS tunnels; this changes perimeter firewall support for both VPN tunnels, not the necessary propagation of corporate networks using VPN BGP.
D:In the dual-tunnel BGP monitoring and failover workflow, independent tunnel peerings expose route availability to BGP so routing can respond when one encrypted path fails; the current case needs propagation of corporate networks using VPN BGP.
Question 124
A VPC subnet has a route to a virtual private gateway, but EC2 instances do not receive replies from a new branch prefix. Which configuration needs checking?
- Enable the appropriate VGW route propagation or add an explicit route to the branch prefix
- Enable propagation from the VPN attachment into the relevant TGW route table
- Add the corporate CIDR route pointing at the transit gateway in the VPC subnet route table
- Use an allowed prefix equal to or broader than the associated VPC CIDR
Explanation
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A:The subnet's effective route table must contain a destination route toward the VGW for return traffic, independent of tunnel negotiation.
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B:Without VPN route propagation or equivalent static routes, spoke traffic has no transit next hop toward dynamically learned branch prefixes; this belongs to attachment-specific route propagation to spoke forwarding tables, while the problem is VPC-side routing for corporate destination prefixes.
C:TGW prefixes on the hybrid side do not automatically populate VPC subnet route tables; the instance-side forwarding path must also exist; this changes VPC forwarding toward known corporate networks, not the necessary VPC-side routing for corporate destination prefixes.
D:In the filtering real VGW VPC prefixes rather than inventing subnets workflow, with VGW associations, allowed prefixes filter actual VPC CIDR advertisements and cannot force a new more-specific network that the VGW does not advertise; the current case needs VPC-side routing for corporate destination prefixes.
Question 125
A hybrid VPN is meant to use active/passive routing, but both AWS tunnels advertise paths and the customer router balances traffic unexpectedly. What should be tuned?
- Alarm on VPN TunnelState and relevant BGP route or tunnel telemetry in CloudWatch
- Adjust enterprise BGP local preference or other supported routing preference for the received AWS routes
- Apply customer-side BGP route preference and suitable tunnel-specific path policies
- Form separate BGP adjacencies to the two AWS VPN tunnel peers
- Confirm that BGP advertises the corporate routes over the VPN tunnel peer
Explanation
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C:When BGP receives eligible paths, route preference determines whether one tunnel is primary; two tunnels alone do not imply standby selection.
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A:Tunnel-state metrics expose endpoint availability; route-specific checks distinguish an encrypted tunnel from viable routed destinations; that addresses proactive visibility into hybrid tunnel outages, rather than deliberate active-passive VPN path selection.
B:The customer router determines its outbound path using its routing policy, so a redundant connection alone cannot enforce primary preference; this belongs to customer-side outbound route selection between hybrid links, while the problem is deliberate active-passive VPN path selection.
D:In the dual-tunnel BGP monitoring and failover workflow, independent tunnel peerings expose route availability to BGP so routing can respond when one encrypted path fails; the current case needs deliberate active-passive VPN path selection.
E:This produces propagation of corporate networks using VPN BGP: An established IPsec security association does not by itself exchange dynamic networks; BGP must originate acceptable prefixes across the tunnel; the stem instead tests deliberate active-passive VPN path selection.
Question 126
A Direct Connect gateway is associated with a transit gateway, but on-premises receives no expected summary advertisements. What should be configured?
- Terminate the transit VIF on a Direct Connect gateway associated with a Transit Gateway
- Add the intended IPv4 or IPv6 allowed prefixes to the DX gateway association
- Use an allowed prefix equal to or broader than the associated VPC CIDR
- Have the TGW owner propose the association and the Direct Connect gateway owner approve it
Explanation
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B:Transit Gateway associations originate explicitly allowed prefixes toward Direct Connect BGP peers; missing allowed prefixes can leave no AWS route advertisements.
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A:The transit VIF architecture reaches transit gateways through a Direct Connect gateway; VGW connectivity uses a private VIF pattern; that addresses correct gateway attachment for transit virtual interfaces, rather than controlled BGP advertisement via DX gateway allowed prefixes.
C:With VGW associations, allowed prefixes filter actual VPC CIDR advertisements and cannot force a new more-specific network that the VGW does not advertise; this changes filtering real VGW VPC prefixes rather than inventing subnets, not the necessary controlled BGP advertisement via DX gateway allowed prefixes.
D:In the ownership-aware DX gateway association approval workflow, the gateway association uses an explicit proposal and acceptance workflow across accounts to authorize the connectivity relationship; the current case needs controlled BGP advertisement via DX gateway allowed prefixes.
Question 127
A networking team updates allowed prefixes on a Direct Connect gateway attached to a virtual private gateway and chooses a more-specific range than the VPC CIDR. What is the correction?
- Use an allowed prefix equal to or broader than the associated VPC CIDR
- Establish a private or transit VIF for routed private VPC connectivity
- Add the intended IPv4 or IPv6 allowed prefixes to the DX gateway association
- Terminate the transit VIF on a Direct Connect gateway associated with a Transit Gateway
Explanation
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A:With VGW associations, allowed prefixes filter actual VPC CIDR advertisements and cannot force a new more-specific network that the VGW does not advertise.
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B:Public VIFs expose AWS public address reachability; private VPC CIDRs use the VIF type and gateway designed for private connectivity; this belongs to dedicated routing plane for private VPC prefixes, while the problem is filtering real VGW VPC prefixes rather than inventing subnets.
C:Transit Gateway associations originate explicitly allowed prefixes toward Direct Connect BGP peers; missing allowed prefixes can leave no AWS route advertisements; this changes controlled BGP advertisement via DX gateway allowed prefixes, not the necessary filtering real VGW VPC prefixes rather than inventing subnets.
D:In the correct gateway attachment for transit virtual interfaces workflow, the transit VIF architecture reaches transit gateways through a Direct Connect gateway; VGW connectivity uses a private VIF pattern; the current case needs filtering real VGW VPC prefixes rather than inventing subnets.
Question 128
A provider offers a hosted Direct Connect connection. The customer has been notified it is pending acceptance. What must happen before VIF use?
- Inspect the VIF-specific VLAN, peering IPs, ASN and BGP authentication
- Tag router frames with the 802.1Q VLAN assigned to the virtual interface
- Accept the hosted connection in the receiving AWS account
- Download the AWS Direct Connect LOA-CFA for the dedicated connection
Explanation
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C:A hosted connection must be accepted by its recipient before that account can configure and use its virtual interface.
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A:Layer-one connection state does not guarantee a valid VLAN or BGP session; VIF-level configuration determines routing adjacency; that addresses distinction between circuit health and routing session health, rather than account acceptance of a provider-provisioned hosted circuit.
B:Direct Connect VIFs identify their layer-two sessions by VLAN tag; untagged frames do not enter the expected BGP peer context; this belongs to correct VLAN tagging for a Direct Connect virtual interface, while the problem is account acceptance of a provider-provisioned hosted circuit.
D:In the carrier handoff documentation for a physical DX circuit workflow, the LOA-CFA gives the facility details and authorization necessary for the carrier's physical cross-connect; the current case needs account acceptance of a provider-provisioned hosted circuit.
Question 129
An on-premises router starts sending a default route over BGP to a Direct Connect public VIF. The team expects private VPC CIDRs to be learned through that interface. What should it implement instead?
- Use an allowed prefix equal to or broader than the associated VPC CIDR
- Establish a private or transit VIF for routed private VPC connectivity
- Provide a suitable DX gateway and transit VIF path for the private IP VPN transport
- Terminate the transit VIF on a Direct Connect gateway associated with a Transit Gateway
Explanation
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B:Public VIFs expose AWS public address reachability; private VPC CIDRs use the VIF type and gateway designed for private connectivity.
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A:With VGW associations, allowed prefixes filter actual VPC CIDR advertisements and cannot force a new more-specific network that the VGW does not advertise; that addresses filtering real VGW VPC prefixes rather than inventing subnets, rather than dedicated routing plane for private VPC prefixes.
C:The private VPN tunnel rides the private Direct Connect connectivity toward the transit gateway rather than attaching directly to a public VIF; this changes underlying private transport for encrypted TGW connectivity, not the necessary dedicated routing plane for private VPC prefixes.
D:In the correct gateway attachment for transit virtual interfaces workflow, the transit VIF architecture reaches transit gateways through a Direct Connect gateway; VGW connectivity uses a private VIF pattern; the current case needs dedicated routing plane for private VPC prefixes.
Question 130
An IPsec VPN is established but fragmented applications stall because the branch firewall blocks useful ICMP signals. What change should the implementer make?
- Permit UDP 4500 for IPsec NAT traversal traffic
- Correct the customer gateway public IP or permitted transport mapping used by the VPN
- Allow path-MTU-discovery ICMP signaling and correct tunnel MTU or MSS handling
- Configure the tunnel's IKE version and cryptographic proposals to match the device's supported set
Explanation
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C:Encapsulation lowers usable packet size; PMTU signaling or MSS adjustment prevents oversized packets from disappearing into a black hole.
Incorrect Answers
A:NAT traversal encapsulates ESP-protected traffic in UDP 4500 so a translating intermediate router can handle the session; that addresses IPsec connectivity across translating perimeter devices, rather than functional MTU negotiation through IPsec overhead.
B:AWS sends IKE negotiation to the configured customer endpoint, so an unreachable or incorrect outside address prevents establishment; this belongs to accurate public termination identity for a hybrid VPN, while the problem is functional MTU negotiation through IPsec overhead.
D:In the compatible IKE negotiation parameters workflow, phase-one negotiation requires both peers to agree on IKE and cryptographic parameters before protected traffic can traverse the tunnel; the current case needs functional MTU negotiation through IPsec overhead.