What type of rules does AWS Firewall Manager automatically apply across AWS accounts?

AWS Firewall Manager is specifically designed to manage and enforce firewall rules across multiple AWS accounts centrally. It simplifies the process of applying security policies, ensuring that all accounts have consistent configurations and are compliant with corporate security standards. The primary function of AWS Firewall Manager is to apply network firewalls and Web Application Firewalls (WAF) rules automatically, which are critical for protecting applications and resources from various network threats.

With AWS Firewall Manager, organizations can define policies that govern how resources across organizational accounts are protected, thereby streamlining the deployment of firewall rules without having to configure them individually for each account. Additionally, this capability aids in maintaining compliance by ensuring that all environments adhere to the established firewall configurations.

Other options, such as monitoring and auditing rules, encryption and key management, or identity and access management rules, refer to different aspects of AWS's security framework. While these areas are essential for overall security posture, they do not fall under the specific functionalities provided by AWS Firewall Manager, which is focused on firewall and security rule management.