AWS PrivateLink extends cross-region connectivity to AWS services
Networking & Content Delivery Blog
This article announces AWS PrivateLink's new cross-region connectivity feature for Amazon managed services, enabling secure private access to AWS services across regions without internet exposure.
- Interface VPC endpoints now support cross-region connectivity to AWS services in other regions
- Eliminates need for VPC peering or public internet for inter-region service access
- Requires vpce:AllowMultiRegion permission and opt-in region activation
- Supports endpoint policies and new access control mechanisms like aws:SourceVpcArn
- Currently supports S3, IAM, ECR, and Data Firehose with more services coming
- Interface endpoints only; gateway and load balancer types unsupported
- Standard PrivateLink pricing plus EC2 inter-region data transfer charges apply
- Recommended for multi-region disaster recovery, data residency compliance, and vendor access
Cross-region PrivateLink simplifies secure connectivity for globally distributed applications accessing regional AWS resources while maintaining consistent security posture.
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