NET04-AWS100 — Host a simple static webpage with S3 and CloudFront

Cloud Service Provider

Amazon Web Services (AWS)

Difficulty

Level 100 (Introductory)

Estimated Time

1 hour

Project's Author(s)

Antonio Lo Fiego

Objectives

You need to complete the following:

Create an S3 bucket and upload a simple static webpage
Create a CloudFront distribution and use the S3 bucket as origin
Make sure that the bucket's content can be accessed only through the CloudFront endpoint

You need to answer the following:

What is the benefit of using a CDN?
How would you explain Bucket Policies?
What are the ways to secure access on a CDN-fronted S3 bucket?

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