cloudSwXtch on AWS

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WHAT TO EXPECT

In this section, users will learn how to create a cloudSwXtch EC2 instance.

Pre-Creation Steps

Before creating an EC2 instance with cloudSwXtch installed, users must already have an AWS account and a VPC (Virtual Private Cloud) created.

Installation Method:

  1. Review system requirements

  2. Validate subnets on AWS

  3. Verify security groups. Optional

  4. Create an SSH key pair

  5. Install cloudSwXtch on AWS

Disclaimers

  • swXtch.io does not handle any policy access rights for deployment, nor does it have any special IAM roles or policies that are needed. That being said, swXtch.io suggests using a policy of least privilege for all access granted as part of the deployment. Please refer to AWS for best practices for policy rights and IAM roles and policies: AWS Identity

  • swXtch.io does not require any public resources for deployment, such as Amazon S3 buckets.

  • swXtch.io cloudSwXtch installation does not use any AWS Secrets in Secret Manager, as swXtch.io does not natively store any sensitive data from the customer.

  • Customers can encrypt their traffic, and the cloudSwXtch will still be able to handle the network traffic.

  • swXtch.io does not encrypt data. It passes through any data sent in the multicast, which may or may not be encrypted.