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AWS WAF
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AWS WAF

Jon Bonso2025-12-28T16:33:06+00:00

AWS WAF Cheat Sheet AWS WAF is a web application firewall that protects web applications and APIs from common web exploits by allowing you to configure rules that allow, block, or monitor (count) web requests based on conditions you define. Conditions can include IP addresses, HTTP headers, request body, URI strings, SQL injection attempts, and cross-site scripting (XSS). Features Flexible Rule-Based Filtering / Rule Types Create rules using conditions based on IPs, headers, body, URI paths, geographic location, and more. Detect and block common exploits such as SQL injection (SQLi) and cross-site scripting (XSS). JSON body inspection allows validating keys/values [...]

AWS WAFJon Bonso2025-12-28T16:33:06+00:00

AWS Shield
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AWS Shield

Jon Bonso2025-12-07T13:15:58+00:00

AWS Shield Cheat Sheet A managed Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) protection service that safeguards applications running on AWS. Shield Tiers and Features Standard All AWS customers benefit from the automatic protections of Shield Standard. Provides always-on network flow monitoring that inspects incoming traffic to AWS and detects malicious traffic in real time. Uses techniques such as deterministic packet filtering and priority-based traffic shaping to automatically mitigate attacks without impacting your applications. When used with CloudFront and Route 53, Shield Standard provides comprehensive availability protection against known infrastructure-layer attacks. You can view detected and mitigated events in your account’s AWS [...]

AWS ShieldJon Bonso2025-12-07T13:15:58+00:00

AWS Firewall Manager
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AWS Firewall Manager

Jon Bonso2025-12-28T10:45:26+00:00

AWS Firewall Manager Cheat Sheet AWS Firewall Manager is a security management service that allows you to centrally configure and manage firewall rules across multiple AWS accounts and applications in AWS Organizations. Simplification: You set up your firewall rules just once, and the service automatically applies them across your accounts and resources (even as new resources are created). Scope: It goes beyond just WAF; it manages VPC Security Groups, Network ACLs, AWS Network Firewall, DNS Firewall, and Shield Advanced. Key Features 1. Centralized Management Integrated with AWS Organizations: Automatically fetches new accounts and resources to apply protection policies immediately upon [...]

AWS Firewall ManagerJon Bonso2025-12-28T10:45:26+00:00

AWS Identity and Access Management ( IAM )
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AWS Identity and Access Management ( IAM )

Jon Bonso2025-12-28T11:25:35+00:00

Bookmarks Features Infrastructure Elements Users Policies AWS Security Token Service (STS) Assume Role Options STS Get Tokens IAM Access Analyzer IAM Identity Center Best Practices AWS IAM-related Cheat Sheets Validate Your Knowledge AWS Identity and Access Management Cheat Sheet AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM) is a global service that enables you to manage access to AWS services and resources securely. It controls who is authenticated (signed in) and authorized (has permissions) to use resources. Features Global Service IAM configurations apply to all AWS Regions [...]

AWS Identity and Access Management ( IAM )Jon Bonso2025-12-28T11:25:35+00:00

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