AWS Networking Cheat Sheet

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This is a cheat sheet for basic AWS Networking terminology.

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Defini­tions

VPC
Private network within AWS
Subnet
Privat­e/P­ublic sub network within VPC

Security

Network Firewall
Security of VPC
Network Access Control List
Security of Subnet (State­less. Allow + Deny rules)
Security Groups
Security of EC2 (Stateful. Allow rules only)
Shield
Security of Applic­ation (Layer 3/4)
Web Applic­ation Firewall
Security of Applic­ation (Layer 7)

Internet Connec­tivity

Internet Gateway
Connect VPC to Internet
NAT Gateway
Connect Private Subnet to Internet (AWS Managed)
NAT Instance
Connect Private Subnet to Internet (Self Managed)

Private Connec­tivity

VPC Peering
Connect VPC to VPC privately
Transit Gateway
Connect multiple VPCs
Privat­eLink
Connect VPC to AWS services privately
 
VPC Endpoint Gateway
S3, DynamoDB
 
VPC Endpoint Interface
Rest of AWS services

Hybrid Connec­tivity

Direct Connect
Connect on-pre­mises to VPC privately
VPN
 
Site-t­o-Site VPN
Connect on-pre­mises to VPC publicly
   
Customer Gateway
Within on-pre­mises
   
Virtual Private Gateway
Within VPC
 
Client VPN
Connect users to VPC publicly

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