Question 80
In an AWS networking assessment, a load balancer's security group allows clients but its backend target EC2 security group rejects traffic from the ALB. Which technical explanation BEST accounts for the observed condition?
Explanation
Correct Answer
Client-to-ALB acceptance does not imply that targets allow connections originated by the ALB. This explains the observed network behavior, which can be checked by verifying that the target group becomes healthy and web requests reach the backend through the ALB.
Incorrect Answers
Simply creating an endpoint does not redirect network packets onto the appliance data path. For the stated conditions, client-to-ALB acceptance does not imply that targets allow connections originated by the ALB. The more specific mechanism is security groups on distinct hops must permit the intended listener-to-target connection.
Endpoint private addressing does not automatically enforce least-privilege client access. For the stated conditions, client-to-ALB acceptance does not imply that targets allow connections originated by the ALB. The more specific mechanism is security groups on distinct hops must permit the intended listener-to-target connection.
A GWLB appliance insertion pattern differs from WAF HTTP rules or TCP application balancing. For the stated conditions, client-to-ALB acceptance does not imply that targets allow connections originated by the ALB. The more specific mechanism is security groups on distinct hops must permit the intended listener-to-target connection.






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