Google Associate Cloud Engineer Question 163
Single answerGoogle Cloud PlatformYour company has a hybrid cloud setup and you need to establish a connection between your on-premises network and your Google Cloud VPC. You are considering using a peering method that would allow your on-premises network to communicate with your VPC over the internet. Which of the following options should you choose?
- A
Cloud Interconnect
- B
Cloud VPN
- C
VPC Network Peering
- D
External IP Addresses
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Correct answer: B
Explanation
Cloud VPN is the appropriate choice when you need to establish a peering connection between an on-premises network and a Google Cloud VPC over the public internet. It uses IPsec to secure the connection, providing a reliable and secure method for hybrid cloud connectivity.
- A. Incorrect.
Cloud Interconnect provides a direct physical connection between your on-premises network and Google Cloud, but it does not operate over the internet.
- B. Correct.
Cloud VPN allows you to securely connect your on-premises network to your Google Cloud VPC over the public internet using an IPsec VPN connection.
- C. Incorrect.
VPC Network Peering allows VPC networks in Google Cloud to communicate with each other without using external IP addresses, but it doesn't connect to on-premises networks.
- D. Incorrect.
External IP Addresses can be used for instances to communicate over the internet, but they do not establish a secured peering connection between networks.