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Amazon.com, Inc.

About

Amazon.com Inc. (founded in 1994) is a multinational technology group with a primary focus on cloud solutions, e-commerce, streaming and artificial intelligence.

In 2002, the Amazon Web Service (AWS) was launched. The portfolio includes tools for developers, analytics, blockchain, cloud and marketing strategies, server solutions, machinelearning, robotics and artificial intelligence, big data warehouses and much more.
Status:
 Independent company
 410 Terry Ave N Seattle, WA, 98109-5210 United States
 (206) 266-1000
 support@amazon.com
 

 Amazon CloudFront


Amazon CloudFront is a content delivery network (CDN) offered by Amazon Web Services (AWS). It enables fast and efficient distribution of static and dynamic content (such as HTML, CSS and JavaScript files, images and videos) to end users around the world.

CloudFront leverages a network of globally distributed edge locations to deliver content from the nearest location, reducing latency and improving the user experience. Content is automatically cached for faster delivery and can also be dynamically generated.

CloudFront also offers a variety of features including SSL/TLS support, DDoS protection, easy integration with other AWS services such as S3 and EC2, custom error pages, reporting and analysis of access logs.

Cloudfront is also often used in connection with IP obfuscation, as users can hide their Whois queries via the SNI (Server Name Indication) Proxy Protocol function. The topic is especially interesting for advertising providers, pishing scammers and malware authors. However, Amazon is taking measures (checking accounts and data traffic) to protect users from misuse by Cloudfront.


 Corefunctions Amazon CloudFront


  1. Global presence
    CloudFront has over 200 edge locations in over 90 countries worldwide to deliver content quickly and efficiently to users around the world.
  2. Scalability
    CloudFront is able to handle an unlimited number of requests, making it ideal for websites with high traffic or large file sizes.
  3. Security
    CloudFront provides features such as HTTPS support, custom SSL certificates, and access control to securely deliver and protect content.
  4. Flexibility
    CloudFront enables customization of cache rules to optimize the performance and cost of delivering content.
  5. Integration with other Amazon web services
    CloudFront can be integrated with other Amazon web services such as S3, EC2, Elastic Load Balancing, and Lambda to enable seamless content delivery.
  6. Analytics
    CloudFront provides extensive insights into content usage, including number of requests, deliveries, bytes, and consumption.
  7. Live streaming
    CloudFront enables live transmission of events in real time, such as conferences, concerts and sporting events.

 Involved Adresses


A Cloudfront address consists of the domain name of Cloudfront (z.B. d1nmxiiewlx627.cloudfront.net), followed by the name of the distribution directory provided by Cloudfront. A distribution directory is supported by an Amazon S3 bucket or custom source server address and contains the files to be shipped by Cloudfront.

 
d1nmxiiewlx627.cloudfront.net/images/example.jpg

In this example, an image file named "example.jpg" is delivered by CloudFront, located in the distribution directory named "images". A practical example would be loading in-game advertisements from CloudFront servers, as is common in various games.

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