What is the difference between inbound and outbound traffic in the context of Security Groups in Amazon EC2?

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Shruthi J · Accepted Answer

Inbound traffic refers to the data that comes into the EC2 instance and Outbound traffic refers to the data that goes out from the EC2 instance to the internet. So in Amazon EC2, security groups act like virtual firewalls that control both inbound and outbound traffic.

What is the difference between inbound and outbound traffic in the context of Security Groups in Amazon EC2?

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