Amazon Web Services General Reference
The Amazon Web Services General Reference provides Amazon Web Service endpoint and quota information for Amazon Web Services. Additionally, you can find links to other common topics.
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Amazon security credentials
When you interact with Amazon, you specify your Amazon security credentials to verify who you are and whether you have permission to access the resources that you are requesting. Amazon uses the security credentials to authenticate and authorize your requests.
For more information, see the following resources:
Amazon security credentials in the IAM User Guide
Amazon security audit guidelines in the IAM User Guide
Signup, accounts, and credentials in the Getting started with Amazon Web Services in China
Amazon IP address ranges
Amazon publishes its current IP address ranges in JSON format. You can download
a .json file to view current ranges.
The IP address ranges that you bring to Amazon through bring your own IP addresses (BYOIP)
are not included in the .json file.
For more information, see the following resources:
Amazon IP address ranges in the Amazon VPC User Guide
Amazon APIs
The following pages provide information that is useful when using an Amazon API:
Retry behavior in the Amazon SDKs and Tools Reference Guide
Signing Amazon API requests in the IAM User Guide
Amazon Web Services endpoints and quotas
You can learn about the endpoints and service quotas in the following pages:
Endpoints and ARNs in the Getting started with Amazon Web Services in China.
Amazon Web Services Glossary
For the latest Amazon terminology, see the Amazon Web Services Glossary.