Public Networking vs Private Networking
Developers should understand public networking to build scalable, secure applications that operate over the internet, such as web apps, APIs, and distributed systems meets developers should learn and use private networking when building secure applications, especially in cloud environments, data centers, or microservices architectures, to protect sensitive data and internal communications from public exposure. Here's our take.
Public Networking
Developers should understand public networking to build scalable, secure applications that operate over the internet, such as web apps, APIs, and distributed systems
Public Networking
Nice PickDevelopers should understand public networking to build scalable, secure applications that operate over the internet, such as web apps, APIs, and distributed systems
Pros
- +It's crucial for troubleshooting connectivity issues, optimizing performance, and implementing security practices like firewalls and encryption in cloud environments or hybrid setups
- +Related to: tcp-ip, dns
Cons
- -Specific tradeoffs depend on your use case
Private Networking
Developers should learn and use private networking when building secure applications, especially in cloud environments, data centers, or microservices architectures, to protect sensitive data and internal communications from public exposure
Pros
- +It is critical for use cases like hosting databases, internal APIs, or backend services that should not be publicly accessible, ensuring compliance with regulations like GDPR or HIPAA, and reducing attack surfaces in production systems
- +Related to: virtual-private-cloud, vpn
Cons
- -Specific tradeoffs depend on your use case
The Verdict
Use Public Networking if: You want it's crucial for troubleshooting connectivity issues, optimizing performance, and implementing security practices like firewalls and encryption in cloud environments or hybrid setups and can live with specific tradeoffs depend on your use case.
Use Private Networking if: You prioritize it is critical for use cases like hosting databases, internal apis, or backend services that should not be publicly accessible, ensuring compliance with regulations like gdpr or hipaa, and reducing attack surfaces in production systems over what Public Networking offers.
Developers should understand public networking to build scalable, secure applications that operate over the internet, such as web apps, APIs, and distributed systems
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