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Cloud Computing · Intermediate

Cloud Armor

Google Cloud network security service providing WAF and DDoS protection for applications behind Google load balancers.

Definition

Cloud Armor security policies attach to backend services of external Application Load Balancers and some other load balancers, with IP and geo-based rules, preconfigured WAF rules for OWASP Top 10 risks, rate limiting, bot management and Adaptive Protection using machine learning. Managed Protection Plus adds DDoS response support and bill protection.

Example

A policy blocks SQL injection patterns and throttles any client exceeding 100 requests per minute.

Exam tip

Cloud Armor is the Google WAF/DDoS answer and is applied at the load balancer, not on VMs.

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