MediumCapability
Amazon CloudFront supports SHA-256 for signed URLs and cookies
Action Required
Organizations can improve the security of their content delivery workflows by utilizing the stronger cryptographic signing provided by SHA-256.
AI Impact Summary
Amazon CloudFront is enhancing security by enabling SHA-256 signing for URLs and cookies, replacing the previous SHA-1 algorithm. This change improves cryptographic strength and aligns with modern security standards, addressing potential compliance requirements. Users should update their signed URLs and cookies to leverage this new feature without impacting existing functionality.
Amazon CloudFront supports SHA-256 for signed URLs and cookies
Affected Systems
Amazon CloudFront
- Date
- Date not specified
- Change type
- capability
- Severity
- medium