AWS::CloudFront::Distribution OriginShield - Amazon CloudFormation
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AWS::CloudFront::Distribution OriginShield

CloudFront Origin Shield.

Using Origin Shield can help reduce the load on your origin. For more information, see Using Origin Shield in the Amazon CloudFront Developer Guide.

Syntax

To declare this entity in your Amazon CloudFormation template, use the following syntax:

JSON

{
  "Enabled" : Boolean,
  "OriginShieldRegion" : String
}

YAML

  Enabled: Boolean
  OriginShieldRegion: String

Properties

Enabled

A flag that specifies whether Origin Shield is enabled.

When it's enabled, CloudFront routes all requests through Origin Shield, which can help protect your origin. When it's disabled, CloudFront might send requests directly to your origin from multiple edge locations or regional edge caches.

Required: No

Type: Boolean

Update requires: No interruption

OriginShieldRegion

The Amazon Web Services Region for Origin Shield.

Specify the Amazon Web Services Region that has the lowest latency to your origin. To specify a region, use the region code, not the region name. For example, specify the US East (Ohio) region as us-east-2.

When you enable CloudFront Origin Shield, you must specify the Amazon Web Services Region for Origin Shield. For the list of Amazon Web Services Regions that you can specify, and for help choosing the best Region for your origin, see Choosing the Amazon Web Services Region for Origin Shield in the Amazon CloudFront Developer Guide.

Required: No

Type: String

Minimum: 1

Maximum: 32

Pattern: [a-z]{2}-[a-z]+-\d

Update requires: No interruption