You’ve learned about the building blocks of AWS networking: the VPC and the subnet. While AWS provides a “Default VPC” to help you get started quickly, building your own custom VPC from scratch is a fundamental skill for any cloud professional. It gives you complete control over your network environment, allowing you to design a … Read more

As you venture deeper into AWS, you’ll quickly realize that launching services isn’t enough; you need to connect them securely. The foundation of all networking in AWS is the Virtual Private Cloud (VPC), and the most fundamental building block of a VPC is the subnet. But for many beginners, the question is simple: what is a … Read more

In the world of AWS security, we’ve learned how to create IAM users for people and why it’s crucial to enable MFA. But what happens when an AWS service, like an EC2 instance, needs permission to access another service, like an S3 bucket? You wouldn’t create a “user” for a server and store a password … Read more

You’ve successfully created your first AWS IAM user, a crucial step in securing your cloud environment. But what’s the next layer of defense? In the world of digital security, a password is no longer enough. The single most effective action you can take to protect your account from unauthorized access is to enable AWS MFA, or Multi-Factor … Read more

You now understand what AWS IAM is and why using your root account for daily tasks is a major security risk. The single most important action you can take to secure your account is to stop using your root user and start using an IAM user with limited permissions. The first step on this journey is to create … Read more

When you first create an AWS account, you log in with your email address and password. This is your root user, and it has complete, unrestricted access to every single part of your account. Using the root user for everyday tasks is like using the master key for a skyscraper to open your office door—it’s powerful, … Read more

Setting up an S3 custom domain is the most important step in turning your project into a professional website. You’ve successfully launched a static website on Amazon S3, but the default URL looks something like http://your-bucket-name.s3-website-us-east-1.amazonaws.com. While functional, this isn’t a memorable address. The solution is to connect your S3 website to a custom domain name that you … Read more

Enabling S3 HTTPS is a critical step to secure your static website and gain the trust of your visitors. You’ve successfully hosted a site on S3 and connected it to a custom domain, but without the padlock icon, browsers will flag your site as “Not Secure.” While S3 static website endpoints don’t natively support HTTPS … Read more