Refer to the following guide to learn how to use IAM in the cloud\
<https://scribehow.com/shared/Creating_an_IAM_User_and_User_Group_in_AWS_Management_Console__hWNiiXlcRJKFqYZZEJD-cg>

Sign in to **AWS Management Console** as an **IAM User**

**Pre-requisite** - Ensure you have selected the AWS region closest to your location\
For this guide, we will be using us-east-2 (Ohio) as a preferred choice

Type **VPC** in the search bar and click on **VPC** to view the VPC Dashboard

On the **VPC** Dashboard, click on the **Route tables** from the left bar

**Route tables** wizard will open, click on the **Create route table** button on the top right corner

Create route table wizard will open, Under the **Route table settings** provide the **Name** as "**My Public Subnet Route Table**" and select the "**my-custom-vpc**" from the **VPC** dropdown

Scroll the page and click on **Create route table** button

**My Public Subnet Route Table** is now successfully created. Scroll the page and click on **Edit routes** button

**Edit routes** wizard will open, click on the **Add route** button 

From the **Destination** dropdown choose the **0.0.0.0/0** IP address

From the **Target** dropdown, click on the **Internet Gateway**

From the **Internet Gateway** dropdown, click on "**my-internet-gateway**"

**My Public Subnet Route Table** route table successfully updated

On the left bar click on the **Subnets** 

**Subnets** wizard will open, select the **my-public-subnet** from the list of subnets

Scroll the page and click on the **Route table** tab 

Click on the **Edit route table association** button

**Edit route table association** wizard will open, select the **Route table ID** as **My Public Subnet Route Table** option from the dropdown 

Scroll the page and click on **Save** button

Subnet **my-public-subnet** is now successfully associated with **My Public Subnet Route Table** route table

Amazon Web Services

This guide provides step-by-step instructions on how to make private subnets private.

Making Private Subnets Really Private