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Introducing Route 53 Resolved IP Validation for AWS Network Firewall

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Your workloads reach most destinations by domain name, but a firewall can only act on what it sees in the traffic. For HTTP and HTTPS, AWS Network Firewall domain rules match the name that the client puts in the request, and the client chooses that name. The connections for …

Simplifying policy management with URL and Domain Category filtering on AWS Network Firewall

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Network administrators face a persistent challenge: maintaining domain blocklists and allowlists that keep pace with the internet. New websites and services emerge daily, and keeping these lists current requires constant manual updates that leave gaps in coverage. This challenge intensifies when managing access to rapidly evolving categories like AI …

Protect against advanced DNS threats with Amazon Route 53 Resolver DNS Firewall

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Every day, millions of applications seamlessly connect users to the digital services they need through DNS queries. These queries act as an interface to the internet’s address book, translating familiar domain names like amazon.com into the IP addresses that computers use to appropriately route traffic. The DNS …