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Security best practices for AWS Cloud9

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Security best practices for AWS Cloud9 - AWS Cloud9

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AWS Cloud9 is no longer available to new customers. Existing customers of AWS Cloud9 can continue to use the service as normal. Learn more

The following best practices are general guidelines and don’t represent a complete security solution. Because these best practices might not be appropriate or sufficient for your environment, treat them as helpful considerations instead of prescriptions.

Some security best practices for AWS Cloud9
  • Store your code securely in a version control system, for example, AWS CodeCommit.

  • For your AWS Cloud9 EC2 development environments, configure and use Amazon Elastic Block Store encrypted volumes.

  • For your EC2 environments, use tags to control access to your AWS Cloud9 resources.

  • For your shared AWS Cloud9 development environments, follow the best practices for them.

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