Simplify firewall deployments using centralized inspection architecture with Gateway Load Balancer
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This article discusses how to simplify firewall deployments using a centralized inspection architecture with AWS Gateway Load Balancer (GWLB). It covers best practices for implementing GWLB to facilitate centralized traffic inspection for both east-west and north-south traffic flows in the AWS Cloud.
Specifically, the article covers:
- Traffic inspection with Gateway Load Balancer
- Architectural guidance for Gateway Load Balancer
- Centralized inspection VPC architecture
- Distributed vs. centralized internet ingress design
- Ingress routing vs. more specific routing
- Alignment with best practices
- Conclusion
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