Question 600
In an AWS networking assessment, a subnet security policy requires explicitly blocking one known malicious source CIDR before any broad allow rule. Which technical explanation BEST accounts for the observed condition?
Explanation
Correct Answer
Security groups lack explicit deny rules while NACL rule-order processing can enforce a scoped subnet deny. This explains the observed network behavior, which can be checked by verifying that traffic from the prohibited source is dropped despite general subnet allow entries.
Incorrect Answers
Using a workload group as source narrows administrative access compared with internet-wide permission. For the stated conditions, security groups lack explicit deny rules while NACL rule-order processing can enforce a scoped subnet deny. The more specific mechanism is nACL explicit deny entries can take precedence based on ascending rule-number evaluation.
Subnet membership alone is weaker identity than authorized workload security-group membership. For the stated conditions, security groups lack explicit deny rules while NACL rule-order processing can enforce a scoped subnet deny. The more specific mechanism is nACL explicit deny entries can take precedence based on ascending rule-number evaluation.
Group references bind access to associated workload identities rather than static IP lists. The reported evidence instead concerns nACL explicit deny entries can take precedence based on ascending rule-number evaluation: security groups lack explicit deny rules while NACL rule-order processing can enforce a scoped subnet deny.






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