Question 420
An architecture review recommends this solution: Add AWS WAF rate-based rules scoped to the API's web ACL with suitable action and monitoring. The motivating situation is: A public API has repeated abusive requests from a single source network but normal distributed traffic should continue. Why is this architecture appropriate for the described workload?
Explanation
Correct Answer
This principle explains why the prescribed control is appropriate for the described requirement. The matching design action is: Add AWS WAF rate-based rules scoped to the API's web ACL with suitable action and monitoring. The expected supporting evidence is: The abusive source crosses its request threshold and is blocked without blocking allowed sample traffic.
Incorrect Answers
Static IAM user access keys were embedded in the external CI configuration. The stated evidence instead indicates: The service relies solely on application code with no rate-based edge filtering.
The function's unqualified ARN always invokes latest code for all users, bypassing version routing. The stated evidence instead indicates: The service relies solely on application code with no rate-based edge filtering.
Traffic bypasses inspection endpoints, so rules exist but are never reached. The stated evidence instead indicates: The service relies solely on application code with no rate-based edge filtering.