S3 – CDN(Content distribution network)

  • 2 types of distribution, Web and RTMP(for Adobe multimedia)
  • Can have multiple origins.(Origin path would be a folder in the S3 bucket)
  • Bucket access can be restricted not to go through S3 URL. In this case, all the requests must go thru Cloudfront URL.
  • Path pattern can be setup to access the different types of files, for eg: .pdf files, .jpeg files etc.
  • TTL for cached objects is 24 hrs.
  • You can restrict access to CDN using signed URLS and signed cookies.
  • Logging can be enabled and write these logs to an S3 bucket
  • Geo restrictions can be enabled for the CDN
  • Can invalidate the cached data but will be charged

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