AWS Application Load Balancer announces CloudFront integration with built-in WAF
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The article announces a new integration between AWS Application Load Balancer (ALB), Amazon CloudFront, and AWS WAF, enabling easy setup of a secure and performant application delivery solution.
Specifically, the article covers:
- One-click integration of CloudFront distribution and AWS WAF web ACL from the ALB console
- CloudFront acting as a distributed entry point, caching static content closer to users for better performance
- AWS WAF providing a preconfigured web ACL for basic security against common web threats
- Ability to restrict inbound traffic to only CloudFront IP addresses for enhanced security
- Availability in all commercial AWS regions
- Conclusion: This integration simplifies the setup of a secure and performant application delivery solution with minimal configuration.
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