Glossary term
What is Security group?
In Apex Flow Academy, "Security group" means: A virtual firewall attached to a resource that lists which traffic is allowed in and out. It is taught in AWS Cloud Basics: Understand the Cloud and Build a Small Live Setup. Related terms include Subnet, DNS, VPC and Content delivery network (CDN).
- 1 course teaches it
- plain-word definition
The facts
What is Security group?
A virtual firewall attached to a resource that lists which traffic is allowed in and out.
Where is Security group taught?
Security group is defined in AWS Cloud Basics: Understand the Cloud and Build a Small Live Setup.
AWS Cloud Basics: Understand the Cloud and Build a Small Live Setup
Which lessons cover Security group?
These lessons name it in their title or objectives:
- AWS Cloud Basics: Understand the Cloud and Build a Small Live Setup, lesson 5.3: Your private network: VPC, subnets and firewalls
Which terms are related to Security group?
Next to Security group in the course glossaries: Subnet, DNS, VPC, Content delivery network (CDN), Key-value database, Load balancer, Relational database and Auto Scaling.
SubnetDNSVPCContent delivery network (CDN)Key-value databaseLoad balancerRelational databaseAuto Scaling
The hard questions, answered straight
Bold questions people really ask. Each answer comes from the course data or a settled Academy fact.
Do I need experience before I learn Security group?
It depends on the course. Each course that teaches it lists its own prerequisites, and all are listed at beginner level:
- AWS Cloud Basics: Understand the Cloud and Build a Small Live Setup: No cloud, coding or IT experience is needed.