An organization is migrating their on-premises data center to AWS. They have a strict requirement that all data in transit between their on-premises network and AWS must be encrypted. They are provisioning a 10 Gbps AWS Direct Connect connection. Which THREE options can satisfy the encryption-in-transit requirement? (Select THREE)

Answer options:

Enable MACsec on the Direct Connect connection.

Establish an AWS Site-to-Site VPN (IPsec) over the Direct Connect public virtual interface.

Establish an AWS Site-to-Site VPN (IPsec) over the Direct Connect transit virtual interface.

Enable AWS KMS encryption on the Direct Connect connection.

Use AWS PrivateLink to encrypt the connection.

Configure VPC Peering with encryption enabled.

How to approach this question

Identify the methods for encrypting Direct Connect: MACsec (Layer 2) or VPN (Layer 3) over various VIFs.

Full Answer

Enable MACsec on the Direct Connect connection. Establish an AWS Site-to-Site VPN (IPsec) over the Direct Connect public virtual interface. Establish an AWS Site-to-Site VPN (IPsec) over the Direct Connect transit virtual interface.

AWS Direct Connect does not encrypt traffic by default. To meet the requirement, you can use MACsec (IEEE 802.1AE) for Layer 2 encryption, or you can run an IPsec VPN (Layer 3 encryption) over a public or transit virtual interface.

Common mistakes

Assuming Direct Connect is encrypted by default because it is a private line.

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