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Amazon S3 Bucket Policies for VPC Endpoints

2023-06-05T03:11:03+00:00

Amazon S3 and Amazon VPC Relationship Amazon S3 is a versatile object storage solution that boasts virtually unlimited storage capacity. You can expect that your files will be durably stored in S3 given that AWS provides an SLA for this service. When creating your S3 bucket, AWS provides you with a unique bucket URL that you can use to access your S3 bucket directly from the public internet, if you have public access enabled.  Amazon S3 is a service that is not used within a VPC. This means that traffic does not pass through VPC resources such as internet gateways [...]

Amazon S3 Bucket Policies for VPC Endpoints2023-06-05T03:11:03+00:00

AWS KMS Key Policy Management in AWS KMS

2024-07-11T12:32:27+00:00

What is an AWS KMS key? In security, a KMS key is what you use to encrypt all other encryption keys in your system. KMS key is a logical representation of a cryptographic key. They are the primary resources in AWS KMS. The AWS KMS Key contains the key material used to encrypt and decrypt data. It also contains metadata such as the key ID, creation date, description, and key state. You can start using AWS KMS through the web console or via API. There are two types of AWS KMS keys that you can create in AWS KMS: symmetric [...]

AWS KMS Key Policy Management in AWS KMS2024-07-11T12:32:27+00:00

Working with AWS KMS key using the AWS KMS API

2024-07-11T09:28:47+00:00

What is AWS Key Management Service? AWS Key Management Service (or KMS for short) is the service you use to securely store your encryption keys in AWS. If you need data encryption on your AWS resources, such as EBS volumes or RDS databases, you can use AWS KMS to simplify the process for you. You start using the service by requesting the creation of a KMS key. By default, AWS KMS creates the key material for your KMS key. You also have the option of importing your own keys to AWS if you wish to. Note that during key rotation, [...]

Working with AWS KMS key using the AWS KMS API2024-07-11T09:28:47+00:00

Using the Secure String Parameter in Systems Manager Parameter Store

2024-07-10T08:42:49+00:00

What is AWS Systems Manager Parameter Store AWS Systems Manager Parameter Store helps you securely store and share key-value pairs across your AWS environment. It is one of the packages under AWS Systems Manager that helps you design a more robust and abstract infrastructure. With Parameter Store, you don’t have to hard code parameters nor save them in config files for application use. You can easily reference them in your applications and AWS resources using the unique parameter store key of those items.  Parameter Store supports a lot of use cases, from saving unencrypted plaintext to more sensitive information such [...]

Using the Secure String Parameter in Systems Manager Parameter Store2024-07-10T08:42:49+00:00

IP Blocking: Use AWS WAF or NACL?

2023-08-14T02:45:24+00:00

What should you do if you identified a series of malicious attacks on your application coming from a specific IP address? Will you use AWS WAF to block that IP address or create a rule in your Network Access Control List to deny traffic from that IP? It is true that AWS WAF can filter web requests based on IP addresses, HTTP headers, HTTP body, or URI strings, to block common attack patterns, such as SQL injection or cross-site scripting. NACL, on the other hand, acts like a firewall for controlling traffic in and out of your subnets. If the [...]

IP Blocking: Use AWS WAF or NACL?2023-08-14T02:45:24+00:00

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