Accessing the Internet from Lambda in a VPC

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This lab demonstrates the concept of granting a AWS Lambda function access to the internet while the function is attached to an Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (Amazon VPC).

Level

Advanced

Duration

1 Hour 0 Minutes

Course objectives

By the end of this lab, you will be able to do the following:

      •    Test the Lambda function connectivity to the internet and verify the issue

      •    Identify the issues in the existing configuration and remediate the configuration to allow the Lambda function to access the internet via the VPC

      •    Learn the configuration required for a Lambda function attached to a VPC to access the internet

Intended audience

This course is intended for:

      •    Developers

      •    Infrastructure Engineers

      •    Architects

Prerequisites

To successfully complete this lab, you should have a basic knowledge of:

      •    Navigating through the AWS Management Console

      •    Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (Amazon VPC)

      •    AWS Lambda

Course outline

Task 1: Testing the Lambda function

Task 2: Troubleshooting and remediating the issue