5 AWS White Papers ================== Suggested reading for the exams. # Security Processes [75pgs] - Use MFA - connect via SSL/TLS - log API/user activity - CloudTrail is logging - CloudWatch is monitoring - Storage Decommissioning - IPsec VPN between AWS VPC and customer data center - Amazon Corporate Segregation (from AWS) - AWS protects against DDoS, MITM, IP-spoofing EC2 instances limited to its own source IP and MAC; unauthorized port scans by users violate AWS Acceptable Use Policy ; vulnerability scan MUST BE REQUESTED in adanced Packet-sniffing, - AWS Credentials: Passwords, MFA, Access Keys, Key pairs, X.509 Certificates - Trusted Advisor: inspects/recommends performance & security issues - ELB: SSL is supported; passes identity origin IP Address on HTTPS or TCP load balancing - Direct Connect supports 802.1q VLANs (industry standard)