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CloudFront Static Site with Origin Access Control

Deploy an S3 static website behind CloudFront with Origin Access Control (OAC) and learn cache invalidation -- key SAA-C03 exam topics.

45 minutes
cloud/aws
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Lab Overview

Build a secure static website architecture using S3 and CloudFront. You will create an S3-hosted static site, front it with a CloudFront distribution using Origin Access Control (OAC) so that only CloudFront can read from the bucket, then lock down direct S3 access and practice cache invalidation.

You'll learn to:

  • Host a static website on S3 with index and error documents
  • Create a CloudFront Origin Access Control and distribution
  • Write an S3 bucket policy that grants access only to CloudFront via OAC
  • Block all public access to S3 while keeping the site available through CloudFront
  • Invalidate cached content and understand CloudFront TTL behavior

What You'll Learn

Create an S3 static website with index and error pages

Configure a CloudFront distribution with Origin Access Control

Write a bucket policy that restricts access to CloudFront only

Block direct public S3 access while preserving CloudFront delivery

Invalidate CloudFront cache and observe TTL behavior

Prerequisites

AWS CLI basics

S3 bucket fundamentals

Technologies Covered

awscloudfronts3oacstatic-websitecdncachinginvalidationsecurity

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