Amazon Cloudfront Origin Access Identity (OAI): What it is and How to Use it?

Amazon CloudFront Origin Access Identity (OAI) is a simple function of CloudFront distribution that you can enable when you select S3 buckets as origin. If you don’t use an OAI, the S3 bucket must allow public access.
In this video, you will learn:
0:00 Origin access identity (OAI) intro
01:16 What is Amazon CloudFront origin access identity (OAI)?
02:02 Amazon S3 bucket static website endpoint and OAI
03:08 Why should you use CloudFront S3 OAI?
04:21 How does CloudFront OAI work?
04:53 Demo: Set up OAI for new and existing CloudFront distributions in AWS Management Console
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[@musheershaikhind]

Nice explanation, you have put the concept in a very simple manner, thank you once again!

[@stormit9507]

Hi Musheer Shaikh, hank you for your nice comment. We are glad you find value in our content. Feel free to also check out our blog for more topics regarding the AWS cloud. www.stormit.cloud/blog

[@manojsomase9786]

I have 2 distribution in separate aws a/c. 1 distribution is for image and 2nd is for domain point. how can access 1st image distribution to 2nd domain distribution. webpage block ".png" extension.

[@stormit9507]

Hello, what I think is the best solution in this case is something called CloudFront caching behaviors within a single distribution. You can then configure different cache settings (path patterns) for *.png files within that distribution. You can find more information here - docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonCloudFront/latest/DeveloperGuide/distribution-web-values-specify.html#DownloadDistValuesPathPattern.
I'm using this approach in one of our blog posts - www.stormit.cloud/blog/cloudfront-distribution-for-amazon-ec2-alb/#cache-behaviors-cloudfront. But I would really need a better understanding of what you really need to achieve. If you are interested in a consultation, please contact us here - www.stormit.cloud/contact/