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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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Clock icon Intermediate
Duration
Clock icon 30m
Last updated
Clock icon Sep 01, 2025

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Table of Contents

  1. 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.

  2. Challenge

    Create a CloudFront Distribution and Configure OAC

    During the creation of your new CloudFront distribution, set Origin access to Origin access control settings.

  3. Challenge

    Update the S3 Bucket Policy

    Copy the new S3 bucket policy from CloudFront and update the existing S3 bucket's permissions.

  4. Challenge

    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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