AWS Route 53
Amazon Route 53 is a highly available and scalable cloud DNS service. Register domains, route traffic with multiple policies, and monitor resource health.
What is Route 53? (Simple Explanation)
Think of Route 53 like a phone book for the internet. When someone types your website name, Route 53 tells their browser which server to connect to.
When Would You Use This?
- Domain registration & management
- DNS routing with latency, geo, and weighted policies
- Health checking & failover
- Private DNS for VPC resources
Who Uses Route 53?
From startups to enterprises, Route 53 powers:
What Makes Route 53 Powerful
Services That Work with Route 53
Route 53 is rarely used alone. It's typically combined with:
Compliance & Security
How AWS Route 53 fits into major compliance standards:
Route 53 configuration is audited by CIS Benchmarks 1.5–3.0 for secure cloud defaults.
Route 53 access controls, encryption, and audit logging map to NIST 800-53 AC, SC, and AU control families.
Route 53 encryption, access control, and logging support PCI DSS for cardholder data environments.
Route 53 security, availability, and confidentiality controls evaluated under SOC 2 Trust Services Criteria.
Route 53 configuration and monitoring controls map to ISO 27001 Annex A information security management.
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