Domain 3 · 20% of Exam

Infrastructure Security

Design and implement secure network architectures, edge protection, and compute security on AWS.

What You'll Be Tested On

  • Design secure VPC architectures with segmentation and isolation
  • Implement edge security (WAF, Shield, CloudFront, Network Firewall)
  • Configure secure connectivity (VPN, Direct Connect, PrivateLink)
  • Implement host-based security (Inspector, SSM Patch Manager)
  • Design centralized network inspection architectures

Key AWS Services in This Domain

Exam Tips for Domain 3

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Know defense-in-depth layers: edge → VPC → subnet → instance

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Understand Network Firewall rule evaluation and inspection VPC patterns

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Practice designing centralized egress filtering with TGW + Network Firewall

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