Working with S3 ACLs
In Amazon S3, ACLs are utilized to manage access to both buckets and objects. As we delve into ACLs, it’s crucial to recognize that they are now viewed as a legacy tool within the AWS ecosystem. AWS recommends opting for more current solutions such as IAM and bucket policies, which provide enhanced flexibility and security. Nonetheless, understanding ACLs is beneficial, particularly when dealing with older systems or applications that were developed before the advent of IAM and bucket policies.
In this recipe, we will learn to grant permissions to the public (everyone) to list the files of a bucket using ACLs from the AWS Management Console. We will list more use cases within the There’s more section of the recipe.
Getting ready
We need the following to successfully complete this recipe:
- A working AWS account is essential. I will be using the
awsseccb-sandbox-1account that we created in Chapter 1. However, I will not be using any...
