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29. Egress-only Internet Gateway
An IPv6-only gateway allowing outbound internet access from VPC IPv6 addresses.
AWS (cloud infrastructure)
Egress-only Internet Gateway
An AWS resource that lets only IPv6 traffic leave a VPC to the internet while blocking inbound IPv6 connections.
"I want my IPv6 instances to download updates, but I don't want them reachable from the public internet."
An Egress-only Internet Gateway (EIGW) is an IPv6-only gateway you attach to a VPC to enable outbound-only internet access for resources with IPv6 addresses; it does not permit unsolicited inbound IPv6 traffic.
"I want my IPv6 instances to download updates, but I don't want them reachable from the public internet."
An Egress-only Internet Gateway (EIGW) is an IPv6-only gateway you attach to a VPC to enable outbound-only internet access for resources with IPv6 addresses; it does not permit unsolicited inbound IPv6 traffic.