Quiz: What is the purpose of an AWS NAT Gateway in a private subnet architecture?
A NAT Gateway allows private instances to access outbound software patches/updates while blocking external internet entities from reaching them.
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A NAT Gateway allows private instances to access outbound software patches/updates while blocking external internet entities from reaching them.
AWS Lambda functions have a hard execution limit of 15 minutes per invocation.
AWS Secrets Manager provides built-in automatic rotation workflows (using Lambda) for database and API credentials.
EC2 Instance Profiles attach IAM Roles to instances, issuing short-lived credentials via metadata service.
Customer Managed Keys offer granular control over access policies and lifecycle management.
SCPs restrict maximum permissions for IAM users and roles across member accounts in an organization.
Distributed Tracing propagates a canonical Trace ID across service boundaries in context headers, stitching together individual service Spans .
An API Gateway shields internal microservices by consolidating perimeter concerns: authentication, SSL, rate-limiting, and client protocol translation.