Exploring S3 Object Locks, Tags and Transfer Acceleration
- Hafeez Baig |
- 21 steps |
- 2 minutes
Amazon Web Services
Refer to the following guide to learn how to use IAM in the cloud\
<https://scribehow.com/shared/Creating_an_IAM_User_and_User_Group_in_AWS_Management_Console__hWNiiXlcRJKFqYZZEJD-cg>
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Sign in to **AWS Management Console** as an **IAM User**
**Pre-requisite** - Ensure you have selected the AWS region closest to your location\
For this guide, we will be using us-east-2 (Ohio) as a preferred choice
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Type **S3** in the search bar and click on **S3** to view the S3 Dashboard
**What is Amazon S3?**
Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3) is a scalable object storage service provided by Amazon Web Services (AWS). It is designed to store and retrieve any amount of data from anywhere on the web. S3 offers high availability, durability, and security for data storage needs.
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On the S3 dashboard, Under the **General purpose buckets** section click on the Name **my-aws-bucket-in28minutes**
Refer to the following guide to learn how to create S3 Bucket<https://scribehow.com/shared/Creating_an_S3_Bucket_and_Exploring_the_UI__0TFMdpbkQvS6jOisdkQjeA>
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**my-aws-bucket-in28minutes** wizard will open, click on the **Permissions** tab
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Scroll to the **Object Lock** section
**What is Object lock?**
Object lock in Amazon S3 is like a vault for your data. It prevents accidental or malicious deletion and overwrites, ensuring your information remains secure and unchangeable for a set period or indefinitely.
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Click on **Edit** button
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**Edit Object Lock** wizard will open, under the Object lock section select the **Enable** option to enable the Object Lock
Object Lock works on only versioned buckets, so the existing bucket is not versioned we are creating a new bucket by enabling versioning
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You can Edit the Object Lock while creating the S3 Bucket. On the left bar click on the **Buckets** to view S3 Buckets
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**Amazon S3** wizard will open, click on the **Create bucket** button on the right side
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Create bucket wizard will open, scroll to the **Advanced settings** section and select the option **Enable**
Here you can edit the **Object Lock**
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On **my-aws-bucket-in28minutes** wizard, scroll to the **Tags** section
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Click on the **Edit** button on the right side
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**Edit bucket tagging** wizard will open, click on the **Add tag** button
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Provide the Key as "**Environment**" and Value as "**Dev**" and click on the **Save changes** button
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On **my-aws-bucket-in28minutes** wizard, scroll to the **Transfer acceleration** section
