Securing Content Delivery with AWS CloudFront and ACM

In modern web development, securing user data with HTTPS is no longer optional; it is a fundamental requirement for trust, search engine ranking, and overall security. This text-only course guides you through the core principles of Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) and Transport Layer Security (TLS), showing you exactly how to provision certificates and secure global content delivery. You will learn to: Understand the foundational concepts of SSL/TLS certificates, public key cryptography, and modern secure protocols like TLS 1.3; Provision and manage certificates using Certificate Manager (ACM) with DNS validation; Configure CloudFront distributions to deliver content globally over secure HTTPS connections; Associate custom domain names with CloudFront using Server Name Indication (SNI) for cost-effective hosting; Implement modern security headers and force HTTPS redirection to protect users from common web vulnerabilities. You will start by mastering the essential terminology of web security before moving step-by-step through the conceptual flow of configuring ACM and CloudFront. This course is designed for beginner cloud practitioners, web developers, and system administrators looking to implement secure content delivery on AWS with no prior cloud security experience required. Start reading today to build a safer, faster web presence.