Category: Amazon Route 53

Amazon Route 53 powers mission-critical DNS services for millions of applications worldwide, and protecting your DNS infrastructure is an important step for securing your applications.. An unintended DNS configuration change or deletion can disrupt the availability of your applications and impact your business operations causing lost revenue and more. To help safeguard your DNS from […]

Introduction We recently announced that Amazon Route 53 Resolver Endpoint supports Domain Name System (DNS) delegation, allowing you to delegate authority for a subdomain from your on-premises infrastructure to Route 53 and vice versa. Previously, to implement DNS delegation and maintain a unified private DNS namespace across on-premises and in Amazon Web Services (AWS) environments, […]

This post was authored by Ali Yousefi, Senior Security Software Engineer on the Infrastructure Security Team at Pinterest Introduction In part 1 one of this two-part blog series, we demonstrated how Pinterest gained visibility into DNS traffic originating from its VPCs by enabling Amazon Route 53 Resolver query logs across its Amazon Web Services (AWS) […]

This post was authored by Ali Yousefi, Senior Security Software Engineer on the Infrastructure Security Team at Pinterest Introduction Network security has become an increasingly important focus area in cloud security as more organizations shift to the cloud. Organizations can take an active approach in protecting themselves and their data from various threats by strengthening […]

Since its launch in 2021, Amazon Route 53 Resolver DNS Firewall has enabled Amazon Web Services (AWS) users to monitor and control outbound DNS queries originating from their Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (Amazon VPC) resources. Configuring domain filtering rules in Route 53 Resolver DNS Firewall helps you mitigate security threats such as data exfiltration through […]

Managing DNS configurations across multiple VPCs and accounts requires thoughtful architectural planning, especially for organizations leveraging AWS PrivateLink interface endpoints for various AWS services. Organizations are continuously looking for ways to streamline these configurations while maintaining operational efficiency and security. For enterprises using Amazon Web Services (AWS) PrivateLink interface endpoints (such as AWS Lambda, Amazon […]

Amazon CloudFront announced support for Amazon Route 53 HTTPS DNS alias record across its global network, enabling clients to discover the optimal HTTP protocol during the initial DNS resolution phase rather than in a subsequent connection step. This helps users improve performance and security, and simultaneously reduce operational expenses. This post explores the implementation details, […]

This post demonstrates how to use a new Amazon CloudWatch metric for Amazon Route 53 Resolver endpoints to make informed scaling decisions. We show you how to monitor Resolver Networking Interface (RNI) capacity and implement a scalable architecture that makes sure of reliable DNS resolution across your hybrid infrastructure. As organizations expand their hybrid cloud […]

We are excited to announce the general availability of Amazon Route 53 authoritative Domain Name System (DNS) service for public hosted zones in AWS GovCloud (US). You can now create and manage public hosted zones in AWS GovCloud (US) to manage DNS for internet-facing applications and create alias records with targets to AWS services such […]

This blog is co-authored with Jenny Zhou, Principal Enterprise Architect at United Airlines In this blog, we will explore how United Airlines implemented an enterprise-wide resilience program using Amazon Web Services (AWS). United Airlines, a major U.S. airline headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, announced its United Next plan in 2021. United Next is the airline’s plan […]