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Ilya Epshteyn

Author: Ilya Epshteyn

Ilya Epshteyn is a Principal Solutions Architect with AWS. He helps customers to innovate on the AWS platform by building highly available, scalable, and secure architectures. He enjoys spending time outdoors and building Lego creations with his kids.

A sneak peek at the identity and access management sessions for AWS re:Inforce 2022

September 12, 2022: This blog post has been updated to reflect the new name of AWS Single Sign-On (SSO) – AWS IAM Identity Center. Read more about the name change here. Register now with discount code SALFNj7FaRe to get $150 off your full conference pass to AWS re:Inforce. For a limited time only and while […]

Establishing a data perimeter on AWS: Overview

August 28, 2025: This post has been updated to reflect the usage of the aws:VpceOrgID condition key to scale your network perimeter implementation. November 13, 2024: This post has been updated with guidance on how to use resource control policies (RCPs) and the aws:SourceOrgID condition key to establish your organization’s data perimeter. November 23, 2022: […]

IAM makes it easier for you to manage permissions for AWS services accessing your resources

November 24, 2025: We updated this post with guidance on how to use the aws:VpceOrgID condition key to scale your network perimeter implementation. November 24, 2023: This post has been updated to show the differences between accessing data by way of an AWS service over public endpoints and over AWS PrivateLink (data access pattern 2). […]

How financial institutions can approve AWS services for highly confidential data

November 19, 2021: We made minor updates to this post, such as updating the number of services in scope for SOC compliance from 124 to 141. January 18, 2021: We made minor updates to this post, such as updating the number of services in scope for SOC compliance from 122 to 124. July 21, 2020: […]