S3 - Tag - IT Guy Journals https://www.itguyjournals.com/tags/s3/ S3 - Tag - IT Guy Journals Hugo -- gohugo.ioenluka.krapic@gmail.com (Luka Krapić) luka.krapic@gmail.com (Luka Krapić)Fri, 19 Jul 2024 16:56:47 +0100 Tiered Access To CloudFront Content With Self-Signed Cookies https://www.itguyjournals.com/tiered-access-to-cloudfront-content-with-self-signed-cookies/ Fri, 19 Jul 2024 16:56:47 +0100 Luka Krapić https://www.itguyjournals.com/tiered-access-to-cloudfront-content-with-self-signed-cookies/ This blog post is a follow-up to our previous post, where we implemented tiered access to S3 data using presigned URLs.

In most production applications, CloudFront is used to serve static content to users. In this post, we will explore how to implement restricted access when serving content through CloudFront.

You can find the complete example here.

What is CloudFront?

In simple terms, CloudFront is a content delivery network (CDN) managed by AWS. A CDN is a network of servers deployed close to end users, serving as a caching layer to improve content delivery speed and reliability.

]]> Tiered Access To S3 Data With Presigned URLs https://www.itguyjournals.com/tiered-access-to-s3-data-with-presigned-urls/ Tue, 11 Jun 2024 16:56:47 +0100 Luka Krapić https://www.itguyjournals.com/tiered-access-to-s3-data-with-presigned-urls/ Managing access to your Amazon S3 data is crucial for ensuring security and efficiency in your cloud architecture. You typically have three options for managing access to S3 data for client applications: using Amazon CloudFront distribution, leveraging S3 presigned URLs, or routing through backend APIs.

In this blog post, we will delve into S3 presigned URLs as an effective method for implementing tiered access to your S3 data. We’ll discuss their benefits, limitations, and provide a straightforward example to illustrate their use.

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