What is the difference between a public and private subnet in AWS?
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A public subnet has a route to an Internet Gateway (IGW), so resources can receive inbound traffic from the internet. A private subnet has no such route — outbound internet access uses a NAT Gateway, but no inbound connections are possible directly.
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