Service Segmentation
Network segmentation
NETWORK SEGMENTATION
An isolated lab network should limit which hosts and ports can reach internal services. Exposing database ports to an attacker-facing segment violates separation of duties.
LEARNING GOAL
Identify the misconfiguration in the synthetic evidence and explain a defensive correction.
EVIDENCE
Synthetic topology: learner-net -> web-demo:8080 ALLOW learner-net -> db-demo:3306 ALLOW expected: learner-net -> db-demo:3306 DENY review_marker=segment_the_database
HINT
Compare the database connection with the expected policy.
KNOWLEDGE CHECK
Which port should not be reachable from the learner segment?
Compare the database connection with the expected policy.
Submit the review marker in SG{marker} format.
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DEFENSIVE TAKEAWAY
Restrict database access to the application tier, not learner-facing networks.