VPC Networking on AWS: Configuration, Security, and Connectivity

Course details

In this detailed course, AWS Cloud expert Mark Wilkins explores Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (VPC). Delve into AWS infrastructure and learn to architect secure, scalable, and high-performance VPCs. Master the essentials of configuring key components such as subnets, route tables, Internet Gateways, and NAT Gateways, while ensuring robust security using security groups and Network ACLs. Discover how to manage both IP Version 4 and IP Version 6 configurations, and explore VPC peering to facilitate cross-VPC communication. Learn how you can apply your skills to real-world setups and build up the skills you need to optimize networking for cloud applications. Plus, gain practical experience with hands-on labs. By the end of this course, you should have the knowledge necessary to set up your own VPCs to deploy two- and three-tier applications on the AWS cloud.

Learning objectives
Configure an internet gateway.
Create flow logs for monitoring.
Integrate automation into compliance planning.
Manage security.

Concepts

0. Introduction

01 - Design a logically isolated virtual network in AWS
02 - What you should know
03 - Use case introduction

1. How VPCs Work

04 - What is a VPC
05 - AWS global network
06 - Plan the creation of VPCs
07 - Default and custom VPCs
08 - VPC architecture
09 - Create a VPC

2. Configuration Options

10 - Availability Zones
11 - Explore Availability Zones
12 - CIDR blocks
13 - Designing with gateways
14 - NAT gateway service
15 - Choices for subnets
16 - Tenancy

3. IP Addressing

17 - IPv4 addresses
18 - IPv6 addresses
19 - Create subnets
20 - Primary and secondary CIDR blocks
21 - Adding additional CIDR ranges
22 - Subnets and route table associations
23 - Review subnet and route table architecture

4. Subnet Route Tables

24 - Understanding route tables
25 - Main route table
26 - Custom route tables
27 - Create custom route tables using the VPC dashboard
28 - Subnet route table association

5. Security Foundations

29 - Security groups
30 - Create and configure security groups
31 - Network ACLs
32 - Create and configure network ACLs

6. Public Connectivity

33 - Internet gateway services
34 - Order and configure an internet gateway
35 - Egress-only internet gateway
36 - Add an egress-only internet gateway
37 - Add NAT gateway services to your network

7. Private Connectivity

38 - VPC peering
39 - Peering VPCs together
40 - Sharing VPC resources
41 - Sharing resources with RAM
42 - Gateway and interface endpoints
43 - Create gateway and interface endpoints
44 - Private connections
45 - VPN connections and AWS Direct Connect

8. VPC Administration

46 - How many VPCs
47 - VPC flow logs
48 - Create a VPC flow log
49 - AWS Network Firewall
50 - Route 53 Resolver DNS Firewall
51 - Service Quotas
52 - Review and request Service Quotas changes

Conclusion

53 - Next steps