Access Control Lists · Beginner · ~5 min

Permit/deny basics

Understand the implicit deny that sits at the end of every ACL.

ACL rules, in evaluation order
10 deny host 192.168.1.5
20 permit any
(implicit) deny any

Send from each source with 'permit any' off, then turn it on and retest. Watch how the implicit deny at the end of every ACL affects traffic that no explicit rule covers.