Web filtering for education using AWS Network Firewall

This article discusses how to implement web filtering for educational institutions using AWS Network Firewall.

Specifically, the article covers:

• Architecture overview of the solution, including a VPC with subnets, Network Firewall endpoints, NAT gateways, and routing tables
• Steps to create the VPC resources, Network Firewall, and firewall endpoints
• Configuring route tables to route traffic through the Network Firewall
• Creating stateful rule groups for domain filtering and allowing specific traffic
• Testing the solution by attempting to access allowed and blocked domains
• Cleanup of resources to avoid ongoing charges