Exploring S3 Object Level Configurations

This guide explores S3 object level configurations and provides step-by-step instructions on how to edit them.

Hafeez Baig
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Amazon Web Services

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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

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.

On the S3 dashboard, Under the **General purpose buckets** section click on the Name **my-aws-bucket-in28minutes**

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**my-aws-bucket-in28minutes** wizard will open, click on the **Objects** tab and click on the Name **course0.png**

**course0.png** wizard will open, click on the **Properties** tab

Scroll to the **Storage class** section

**What is the Storage class in AWS?** In AWS, a "storage class" refers to the categorization of data storage options based on factors such as performance, availability, durability, and cost. AWS offers various storage classes across its services, each tailored to specific use cases and requirements.

Click on the **Edit** button on the right side to edit storage class

**Edit storage class** wizard wiill open, from the list of storage classes select the Storge class **One Zone-IA**

**Why One Zone-IA storage class?** We consider using the One Zone-IA storage class in AWS for data that is accessed less frequently but still requires immediate access when needed. One Zone-IA is a storage class offered by Amazon S3 that stores data in a single availability zone, making it more cost-effective compared to Standard S3 or S3 Standard-IA, which store data across multiple availability zones.

Scroll the page and click on the **Save changes** button

Successfully edited storage class, click on the **Close** button on the right side

**course0.png** wizard will open, scroll to the **Server-side encryption settings** section

**What is Server-side encryption settings?** In AWS (Amazon Web Services), server-side encryption settings refer to the configurations applied to encrypt data stored on AWS services at the server level, ensuring data security and compliance.

Click on the **Edit** button to edit **Server-side encryption settings**

**Edit server-side encryption** wizard will open, scroll to the **Server-side encryption settings** and choose the option **Use bucket settings for default encryption**

Scroll the page and click on the **Save changes** button

On the **course0.png** wizard, scroll to the **Metadata** section

**What is Metadata?** Metadata refers to data that provides information about other data. In simpler terms, metadata is data about data. It describes various attributes of the primary data, such as its content, structure, format, location, ownership, and more.

Click on the **Edit** button on the right side to edit the metadata

Click on **Add metadata** button

**Edit metadata** wizard will open, you can add a new metadata

Scroll the page and click on **Save changes** button

On the **course0.png** wizard, scroll to the **Tags** section

Click on the **Edit** button to add or remove the tags

Click on the **Add tag** button

**Edit tags** wizard will open, you can add a new Tag and click on the **Save changes** button

On the **course0.png** wizard, scroll to the **Object Lock** section **Note:** Here the object lock is Disabled, we can only put the object lock while creating a bucket

**What is an Object Lock?** Object Lock is a feature provided by Amazon S3 (Simple Storage Service) that allows you to enforce a retention period or legal hold on objects stored in S3 buckets.

On the **course0.png** wizard, click on the **Permissions** tab to view and manage the Access control list (ACL)

**What are Access Control Lists (ACL)?** Access Control Lists (ACL) are security mechanisms used to control access to resources such as files, directories, or objects in computer systems and networks. ACLs define who can access a resource and what actions they can perform on it.