AWS Virtual Private Network
#125 · Level 4 · Operations and specialized areas · Advanced networking and hybridConcept
Section titled “Concept”AWS Virtual Private Network (VPN) builds a secret, encrypted tunnel over the internet between an office or user and AWS. It comes in two forms: Site-to-Site VPN and Client VPN. Site-to-Site VPN joins a whole office network to an AWS VPC, using a secure set of rules called IPsec. The device on the office side is called a customer gateway, and on the AWS side there is a virtual private gateway or a Transit Gateway. Client VPN lets individual employees’ computers get into the AWS network securely.
Simple example
Section titled “Simple example”A covered, locked pipe running over an open road — no one outside can see what passes through it.
Why it’s needed
Section titled “Why it’s needed”To connect the office network and AWS securely, without laying separate cables.
Where it’s used
Section titled “Where it’s used”Site-to-Site VPN: office ↔ AWS. Client VPN: employees getting into AWS’s internal network from home.
Azure equivalent
Section titled “Azure equivalent”Azure VPN Gateway
Learn more
Section titled “Learn more”For details and the latest information, see the official documentation: