Solved

A Company Is Hosting a Web Application on Amazon EC2

Question 279

Multiple Choice

A company is hosting a web application on Amazon EC2 instances behind an Application Load Balancer (ALB) . The application has become the target of a DoS attack. Application logging shows that requests are coming from small number of client IP addresses, but the addresses change regularly. The company needs to block the malicious traffic with a solution that requires the least amount of ongoing effort. Which solution meets these requirements?


A) Create an AWS WAF rate-based rule, and attach it to the ALB.
B) Update the security group that is attached to the ALB to block the attacking IP addresses.
C) Update the ALB subnet's network ACL to block the attacking client IP addresses.
D) Create a AWS WAF rate-based rule, and attach it to the security group of the EC2 instances.

Correct Answer:

verifed

Verified

Unlock this answer now
Get Access to more Verified Answers free of charge

Related Questions

Unlock this Answer For Free Now!

View this answer and more for free by performing one of the following actions

qr-code

Scan the QR code to install the App and get 2 free unlocks

upload documents

Unlock quizzes for free by uploading documents