The AWS General Reference provides AWS service endpoint and quota information for Amazon Web Services. Additionally, you can find links to other common topics.
When you interact with AWS, you specify your AWSsecurity credentials to verify who you are and whether you have permission to access the resources that you are requesting. AWS uses the security credentials to authenticate and authorize your requests.
For more information, see the following resources:
AWS security credentials in theIAM User Guide
AWS security audit guidelines in theIAM User Guide
AWS publishes its current IP address ranges in JSON format. You can download a.json
file to view current ranges.
The IP address ranges that you bring to AWS through bring your own IP addresses (BYOIP) are not included in the.json
file.
For more information, see the following resources:
AWS IP address ranges in theAmazon VPC User Guide
AWS services that support IPv6 in theAmazon VPC User Guide
The following pages provide information that is useful when using an AWS API:
Retry behavior in theAWS SDKs and Tools Reference Guide
Signing AWS API requests in theIAM User Guide
You can learn about the endpoints and service quotas in the following pages:
Specifying which AWS Regions your account can use in theAWS Account Management Guide
For the latest AWS terminology, see theAWS Glossary.