VPNs & Private Networking

Summary

Creating secure, private connections over a public network — used to access internal infrastructure securely without exposing it directly to the internet.

• 1Learn the basic concept of how a VPN tunnels traffic securely.
• 2Explore a cloud provider's private networking options (e.g. VPC peering, private subnets).
• 3Understand why sensitive infrastructure is typically placed in a private subnet, not public-facing.