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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.

Diagram
Figure. Firewall diagram

Component

The components that make up a firewall are as follows.

ComponentDetailed description
Applicable targetResources to which the firewall will be applied
  • Apply the firewall to Internet Gateway, Direct Connect, and Load Balancer
  • When creating the target resources, the firewall checks whether to use the firewall and is created together
Firewall sizeFirewall is offered in five sizes according to rule quota
  • Extra Small: 5
  • Small: 100
  • Medium: 200
  • Large: 500
  • Extra Large: 1,000
Firewall rule
  • When a firewall is first created, it blocks all inbound/outbound traffic according to the default rule (Any Deny)
  • Add inbound/outbound allow rules by configuring target address, protocol, and port
  • Provides a bulk rule creation feature through form filling
Table. Firewall Service Components

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.

SizeRule quotaDetailed description
Extra Small5Maximum number of rules that can be created: 5
Small100 itemsMaximum number of rules that can be generated: 100
Medium200Maximum number of rules that can be generated: 200
Large500Maximum number of rules that can be generated: 500
Extra Large1,000 itemsMaximum number of rules that can be generated: 1,000
Table. Firewall constraints

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 CategoryServiceDetailed description
NetworkingVPCA service that provides an isolated virtual network in a cloud environment
NetworkingDirect ConnectA service that quickly and securely connects the customer’s network with the Samsung Cloud Platform network.
NetworkingLoad BalancerA service that distributes traffic across multiple servers to maintain stable service.
Table. Firewall Preliminary Service
Release Note
How-to guides