How to Use ALB as a Firewall in IBM Cloud

Do you have a use case where you want to implement a network firewall in IBM Cloud VPC that filters traffic based on hostname? For example, you may want to allow connections only to www.microsoft.com and www.apple.com, while blocking access to all other destinations.

Currently, IBM Cloud does not provide a managed firewall service. However, it does support a bring-your-own-firewall approach with vendors such as Fortinet or Juniper, though customers are responsible for deploying and managing these solutions.

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