Overview
Service Overview
A firewall is a virtual logical firewall service that controls traffic occurring in the VPC and Load Balancer of Samsung Cloud Platform.
The resources that can be applied in the firewall are Internet Gateway, Direct Connect, and Load Balancer, and you can set rules for communication between the VPC and the Internet, and between the VPC and the customer network, enabling secure network management.
When a firewall is first created, it blocks all inbound and outbound traffic according to the default rule (Any Deny).
Users can specify an IP address, port, and protocol to create inbound/outbound rules, and only traffic permitted by the created rules can communicate.
Component
The components that make up a firewall are as follows.
| Component | Detailed description |
|---|---|
| Applicable target | Resources to which the firewall will be applied
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| Firewall size | Firewall is offered in five sizes according to rule quota
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| Firewall rule |
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Constraints
The Firewall of Samsung Cloud Platform has a rule quota (limit) that can be created per size. When creating a Firewall, it is created by default as Extra Small, and you can change the Firewall size on the Firewall Details page of the Samsung Cloud Platform Console.
| Size | Rule quota | Detailed description |
|---|---|---|
| Extra Small | 5 | Maximum number of rules that can be created: 5 |
| Small | 100 items | Maximum number of rules that can be generated: 100 |
| Medium | 200 | Maximum number of rules that can be generated: 200 |
| Large | 500 | Maximum number of rules that can be generated: 500 |
| Extra Large | 1,000 items | Maximum number of rules that can be generated: 1,000 |
Preceding Service
This is a list of services that must be pre-configured before creating a Firewall service. Please refer to the user guide (reference link) provided below for details and prepare in advance.
| Service Category | Service | Detailed description |
|---|---|---|
| Networking | VPC | A service that provides an isolated virtual network in a cloud environment |
| Networking | Direct Connect | A service that quickly and securely connects the customer’s network with the Samsung Cloud Platform network. |
| Networking | Load Balancer | A service that distributes traffic across multiple servers to maintain stable service. |
