This Blog provides a solution for securing an e-commerce website hosted on AWS EC2 using EC2 Security Groups. The Blog outlines the steps required to create and configure security groups to control inbound and outbound traffic, ensuring the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the website's data and resources.
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| Securing Your E-commerce Website on AWS EC2 with EC2 Security Groups |
Scenario: A startup company has recently launched an e-commerce website hosted on AWS EC2. They want to ensure that the website's data and resources are protected against unauthorized access and threats.
Solution: To secure the AWS EC2 environment, the startup company can use EC2 Security Groups to control inbound and outbound traffic to the instances. The following steps can be taken:
- Create a security group for the EC2 instances hosting the e-commerce website.
- Configure the security group's inbound rules to allow traffic only from the company's IP addresses, or from specific IP addresses that are trusted.
- Block all other inbound traffic to the instances by setting the security group's inbound rules to deny all traffic.
- Configure the security group's outbound rules to allow the instances to communicate with essential services, such as the database and email servers.
- Regularly review and update the security group rules to ensure that they remain secure and aligned with the company's security policies.
By using EC2 Security Groups, the startup company can control access to the EC2 instances and protect the e-commerce website against unauthorized access and threats. This will help ensure the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the website's data and resources.
Here are some reference links :
AWS EC2 official documentation: https://aws.amazon.com/documentation/ec2/
