Amazon S3

What Is Amazon S3?

Amazon S3, short for Amazon Simple Storage Service, is a cloud storage platform offered by Amazon Web Services (AWS). Launched in 2006, it provides clients with access to cloud storage through a customized web interface. Amazon S3 utilizes the same storage architecture as Amazon’s global e-commerce business and supports the storage of various items, including web applications, data archives, recovery plans, analytics, and hybrid cloud storage.

When it comes to building blockchain platforms, reliable infrastructure is crucial. This is where Amazon Managed Blockchain and its integration with Amazon S3 come into play. They play a vital role in securing and storing sensitive blockchain data.

With encryption capabilities and access management tools, users can securely store their data in Amazon S3, protecting it from unauthorized access. S3 Block Public Access is a storage solution that allows users to restrict public access to all their objects at the bucket or account level. Moreover, Amazon S3 is compliant with various legal procedures and regulatory obligations, including PCI-DSS, HIPAA/HITECH, FedRAMP, EU Data Protection Directive, and FISMA. The platform also offers auditing options to track access requests to a user’s S3 resources.

By default, Amazon S3 users have access only to the S3 resources they create, ensuring the security of their data in the S3 buckets. Users can grant access to their data to others using access control tools such as AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM), Access Control Lists (ACLs), and Bucket policies. These tools enable users to establish user databases, manage access, and set rights for specific items or all objects in a single S3 bucket.

Amazon S3 provides both server-side and client-side encryption for data uploads. Configurable security settings ensure that unauthorized users cannot access anyone’s data. Users can connect S3 resources from their Amazon Virtual Private Cloud using VPC endpoints and check the encryption state of their S3 objects using the S3 Inventory.