Data Encryption
Encrypting Data in Transit
SSL/TLS Encryption in Transit
- TLS and SSL are widely used in AWS to encrypt data during transmission, ensuring secure communication between clients and AWS services.
- This encryption process guarantees that data is encrypted before leaving the client’s environment and decrypted upon arrival at the intended AWS service.
- Encrypting data in transit with TLS/SSL helps AWS customers minimize the risk of interception and tampering by unauthorized parties, thereby protecting the confidentiality and integrity of their data.
Encrypting Data at Rest
Encrypting Data at Rest
- Data is encrypted on the server to keep it secure.
- Before sending, data is encrypted using a special key managed by the user.
- Users must manage these keys properly so the server can decrypt the data when needed.
Client side encryption
Client side encryption
- Users have the option to encrypt data before uploading it to any AWS service through client-side encryption.
- In this process, users retain control over the encryption keys responsible for encrypting and decrypting data before it is transmitted to or from AWS services.
AWS Security Best Practices
The AWS Simple Storage Service (S3) is a cloud service provided by Amazon Web Services (AWS) to store your data securely. You can access this service through your IAM role or root user account. In this article, we’ll see different security measures to protect your data from fraudulent access using AWS Security Best Practices. Please note that, due to the extensive nature of security practices, we’ll cover a selection of key measures in this article.