Category: Security, Identity, & Compliance

April 20, 2022: In the section “Use the HMAC key to encode a signed JWT,” we fixed an error in the code sample. Today AWS Key Management Service (AWS KMS) is introducing new APIs to generate and verify hash-based message authentication codes (HMACs) using the Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) 140-2 validated hardware security modules […]

We are pleased to announce that in all AWS Regions that support Amazon Cognito, you can now integrate Amazon Cognito with Amazon Simple Email Service (Amazon SES) and Amazon Simple Notification Service (Amazon SNS) in the same Region. By integrating these services in the same Region, you can more easily achieve lower latency, and remove […]

You can use third-party identity providers (IdPs) such as Okta, Ping, or OneLogin to federate with the AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM) service using SAML 2.0, allowing your workforce to configure services by providing authorization access to the AWS Management Console or Command Line Interface (CLI). When you federate to AWS, you assume a […]

In the AWS Security Profile series, I interview some of the humans who work in Amazon Web Services (AWS) Security and help keep our customers safe and secure. This interview is with Philip Winstanley, a security engineer and AWS Guardian. The Guardians program identifies and develops security experts within engineering teams across AWS, enabling these […]

Location data is subjected to heavy scrutiny by security experts. Knowing the current position of a person, vehicle, or asset can provide industries with many benefits, whether to understand where a current delivery is, how many people are inside a venue, or to optimize routing for a fleet of vehicles. This blog post explains how […]

French version Spanish version We continue to listen to our customers, regulators, and stakeholders to understand their needs regarding audit, assurance, certification, and attestation programs at Amazon Web Services (AWS). We are pleased to announce that ISO/IEC 27001 certificates for AWS are now available in French and Spanish on AWS Artifact. These translated reports will […]

April 25, 2023: We’ve updated this blog post to include more security learning resources. AWS Security Hub provides you with a consolidated view of your security posture in Amazon Web Services (AWS) and helps you check your environment against security standards and current AWS security recommendations. Although Security Hub has some similarities to security information […]

Amazon Web Services (AWS) has published whitepapers, blog articles, and videos with prescriptive guidance to assist you in developing an enterprise strategy to mitigate risks associated with ransomware and other destructive events. We also announced a strategic partnership with CrowdStrike and Presidio where together we developed a Ransomware Risk Mitigation Kit, and a Quick-Start engagement […]

August 10, 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. March 16, 2022: The title and the opening section of this blog post has been updated. Federating your external identity provider (IdP) to AWS […]

Gaining and maintaining customer trust is an ongoing commitment at Amazon Web Services (AWS). We are continuously expanding our compliance programs to provide customers with more tools and resources to be able to perform effective due diligence on AWS. We are excited to announce the availability of the AWS CyberGRX report for our customers. With the […]