Access Amazon S3 backup data directly using S3 Access Points in AWS Backup

AWS Backup now lets you access S3 backup data directly through S3 Access Points, enabling read-only operations without initiating a full restore.

• Create access points for recovery points to get S3 endpoints with aliases usable like bucket names
• Use standard S3 APIs (GetObject, HeadObject, ListObjectsV2) to read backup data
• Access points work with snapshot and continuous (PITR) recovery points with point-in-time timestamps
• Read-only access prevents modification or corruption of recovery points
• Supports both standard vaults and logically air-gapped vaults with warm storage tiers
• Use cases include disaster recovery validation, forensic analysis, compliance audits, and ML model redeployment
• No charges for creating or maintaining access points; pay only for API requests and data retrieval

S3 Access Points for backup data enable practical use of backups for recovery validation, investigations, and production workloads without full restore operations.