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AWS::EC2::NatGateway

  • Network Address Translation (NAT)
  • It allows private subnets to access public subnets
  • The NAT gateway is associated with a public subnet
  • IPv4 only

NAT Gateway

  • NAT Instances (deprecated)
  • It's a service (deployed in EC2). It must be deployed in a public subnet with inbound rule on port 80 allowing traffic from the private subnet
  • Allow private subnets (no public ip) to reach internet (by means of the nat instance in the public subnet)
  • Must disable Source/Destination Check in EC2 instance

  • A record for destination to 0.0.0.0/0 with target to NAT instance must be inserted in the route table for the private subnet

  • NAT Gateway

  • AWS Managed! (alternative to NAT instance)
  • 5 Gbps bandwidth with automatic scaling up to 45 Gbps
  • NAT Gateway receives an Elastic IP
  • Single AZ (but can be deployed to multiple AZs)

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