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Your team is responsible for maintaining an application that aggregates news articles from many different sources. Your monitoring dashboard contains publicly accessible real-time reports and runs on a Compute Engine instance as a web application. External stakeholders and analysts need to access these reports via a secure channel without authentication. How should you configure this secure channel?
Suggested Answer: D
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29 comments · newest first
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Delila
7 months ago
C is definitely the way to go. We need both security and accessibility.
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Rodrigo
7 months ago
Option A seems risky. Public IPs can expose us to attacks.
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Olene
7 months ago
I feel like option B is too public. Not secure enough for stakeholders.
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Shalon
7 months ago
I’m surprised that A is even an option, it sounds insecure!
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Kayleigh
7 months ago
C is definitely the way to go for secure channels.
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Val
8 months ago
I disagree, D could work just as well for encryption.
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Iola
8 months ago
C seems like the best option for secure access.
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Cordelia
8 months ago
Option C with Identity-Aware Proxy looks interesting, but it might be overkill for this use case.
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Junita
8 months ago
Haha, I bet the stakeholders would love to access the reports via a public Cloud Storage bucket. What could go wrong?
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Annett
9 months ago
I agree, using a Google-managed SSL certificate is a simple and effective way to encrypt the traffic.
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Simona
9 months ago
I feel like option D is just about encryption, but I wonder if it really addresses the need for a secure channel without authentication.
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Deane
9 months ago
I’m a bit confused about the Identity-Aware Proxy option. Does it really allow access without authentication?
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Chun
9 months ago
I think we practiced a similar question where we had to secure a web app, and I believe using an HTTP(S) load balancer was part of that solution.
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Chery
9 months ago
I remember discussing the importance of secure channels in our last study group, but I'm not sure if using a public IP is the right approach here.
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Norah
9 months ago
This is a tricky one, but I think I've got a good strategy. I'm going to carefully read through each option and consider the pros and cons of each approach before making a decision. I want to make sure I fully understand the implications of each choice.
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Aleta
10 months ago
I'm a little unsure about this one. I'm leaning towards option B, where we use Cloud Scheduler and Cloud Build to create an export and store it in a public Cloud Storage bucket. That way, we don't have to worry about securing a live dashboard.
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Evette
10 months ago
Okay, I'm feeling pretty confident about this one. I think option C is the best choice - using an Identity-Aware Proxy to secure the communication channel is a great way to control access without requiring authentication.
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Danica
10 months ago
Option D looks good too, but it lacks user authentication.
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Nettie
10 months ago
I think option C is the best. Secure access is crucial.
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Lashandra
10 months ago
Option D seems the most straightforward approach to secure the communication channel.
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Paris
11 months ago
Wait, why would we need a public IP? That sounds risky!
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Sue
11 months ago
Agreed! Identity-Aware Proxy adds a strong layer of security.
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Carmen
11 months ago
Hmm, this is an interesting one. I think option D might be the way to go - setting up an HTTPS load balancer with a Google-managed SSL certificate seems like a pretty straightforward and secure solution.
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Annmarie
11 months ago
I'm a bit confused by this question. It seems like we need to set up a secure channel for external stakeholders to access the reports, but I'm not sure which option is the best approach.
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Justine
6 months ago
I’d stick with C too. It seems more comprehensive for external access.
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Josefa
6 months ago
True, but without the proxy, we might not have the same level of security.
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Nelida
6 months ago
But what about option D? The SSL certificate is also important for encryption.
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Merlyn
6 months ago
Yeah, I agree! Identity-Aware Proxy sounds like a solid solution.
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Gail
6 months ago
I think option C is the best choice. It secures the channel properly.