A network access control list (ACL) is an optional layer of security for your VPC that acts as a firewall for controlling traffic in and out of one or more subnets. You might set up network ACLs with rules similar to your security groups in order to add an additional layer of security to your VPC.
Custom network ACL:
Log into your AWS console, select the region in which you would like to create a Custom network ACL. if you dont want default network ACL please delete and create a Custom network ACL.
- Open the Amazon VPC console.
- In the navigation pane, choose Network ACLs.
- Choose Create Network ACL.
- In the Create Network ACL dialog box, optionally name your network ACL, and select the ID of your VPC from the VPC list. Then choose Yes, Create.
Network Access Control List (N. ACL’s) Points:
- First Line of defense.
- Security group functions at Virtual Nic level where as the Network ACL they work at the subnet level.
- This function is performed on Implied router.
- The Implied VPC Router hosts the N-ACL.
- It works at Subnet Level.
- N-ACL’s are Stateless.
- We can have PERMIT & DENY both rules in a N-ACL’s.
- NACL is set of rule, each has number.
- NACL rules are checked for PERMIT from lower no’s until PERMIT is found, or explicit deny is reached.
- You can Insert rules, so reasonable spacing of no’s is recommended.
- NACL ends with explicit deny which cannot be deleted.
- Subnet Must be associated with NACL, else default NACL associated automatically.
- Default NACL allows all Inbound & Outbound traffic by default.
- Custom NACL denies all Inbound & Outbound traffic by default.
- Changes to NACL effect is immediate like SG.
- When NACL preferred over SG?
- Inbound in NACL means coming from outside subnet. Outbound means going out of Subnet.
- Inbound for SG means coming from outside the instance. Outbound means going out of Instance ENI.
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