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Configuring an Origin Access Control for an AWS CloudFront Distribution
Origin access control (OAC) forces clients to securely access S3 buckets by only permitting access through designated CloudFront distributions. In this lab, you will configure OAC for an S3 bucket so that S3 objects cannot be accessed using a direct URL.
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Challenge
Create an S3 Bucket and Upload a File Object to the Bucket
Create a new S3 bucket and upload a small file object (preferably an image file) to the new bucket.
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Create a CloudFront Distribution and Configure OAC
During the creation of your new CloudFront distribution, set Origin access to Origin access control settings.
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Update the S3 Bucket Policy
Copy the new S3 bucket policy from CloudFront and update the existing S3 bucket's permissions.
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Test the OAC
Test the OAC by opening the direct S3 object URL, and compare your results to opening the S3 object using the CloudFront distribution URL.
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