Virtual Private Gateway (VGW)

Virtual Private Gateway is for external connectivity between your VPC and on-premises network.

1. It is a component of Amazon VPC.
2. Allows secure private communication between your on-premises network and your Amazon VPC.
3. Used when you need to establish a hybrid cloud setup using a VPN connection or AWS Direct Connect.

1. Virtual Private Gateway vs. VPC Endpoint

1. Virtual Private Gateway is for external connectivity between your VPC and on-premises network.
2. VPC Endpoint is for internal connectivity to AWS services from within your VPC.

2. Question

Which components are required to build a site-to-site VPN connection to AWS?

1. A virtual private gateway is attached to a VPC to create a site-to-site VPN connection to AWS.
2. A customer gateway device is set up and configured in the customer's data center.

3. List of Gateways in AWS

1. Internet Gateway (IGW)
2. NAT Gateway (NGW)
3. VPC Endpoint Gateway
4. Transit Gateway
5. Customer Gateway
6. Virtual Private Gateway (VGW)
7. AWS Storage Gateway
   • S3 File Gateway
   • FSx File Gateway
   • Tape Gateway
   • Volume Gateway
8. Amazon API Gateway
9. Direct Connect Gateway