Amazon Web Services introduces AWS Verified Access. The service enables organizations to easily equip their internal applications with a login portal.

Cloud giant AWS introduces AWS Verified Access to the general public. The fix was announced at last year’s Re:Invent, but is only now generally available. AWS Verified Access aims to give companies the ability to easily build secure access mechanisms into their own business applications without having to deal with a VPN.

safer

Verified Access takes over the login menu of applications and secures access according to Zero Trust principles. The system verifies users based on login data, taking into account other relevant parameters. For example, the solution optionally examines whether a connection comes via a recognized device or via a secure network and not via a public hotspot in Crimea.

The system allows users to connect directly to corporate applications without having to connect to the corporate network through a VPN tunnel. This is not only safer, but also easier and more efficient. Finally, a VPN gives employees the key to the network front door, while verified access allows authorized employees very granular access to specific applications without exposing the internal corporate network.

integration

AWS Verified Access is integrated with the AWS Web Application Firewall and can block various types of attacks. The solution works with many popular identity and SSO solution providers such as Beyond Identity, CrowdStrike, CyberArk, Cisco Duo, Jamf, JumpCloud, Okta and Ping Identity.

AWS bills you for the hours per application associated with Verified Access. From one to 148,800 app hours per month, spread over up to 200 applications, you pay 27 cents per hour. If you go beyond that, the price drops to 20 cents an hour. Additionally, AWS charges a fee of $0.02 per gigabyte processed.