Onboard your address range for use in Amazon EC2 - Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud
Provision a publicly advertisable address range in AWSProvision an IPv6 address range that's not publicly advertisableAdvertise the address range through AWSDeprovision the address rangeValidate your BYOIP

Onboard your address range for use in Amazon EC2

The onboarding process for BYOIP includes the following tasks, depending on your needs.

Provision a publicly advertisable address range in AWS

When you provision an address range for use with AWS, you are confirming that you control the address range and are authorizing Amazon to advertise it. We also verify that you control the address range through a signed authorization message. This message is signed with the self-signed X.509 key pair that you used when updating the RDAP record with the X.509 certificate. AWS requires a cryptographically signed authorization message that it presents to the RIR. The RIR authenticates the signature against the certificate that you added to RDAP, and checks the authorization details against the ROA.

To provision the address range
  1. Compose message

    Compose the plaintext authorization message. The format of the message is as follows, where the date is the expiry date of the message: 

    1|aws|account|cidr|YYYYMMDD|SHA256|RSAPSS

    Replace the account number, address range, and expiry date with your own values to create a message resembling the following:

    text_message="1|aws|0123456789AB|198.51.100.0/24|20211231|SHA256|RSAPSS"

    This is not to be confused with a ROA message, which has a similar appearance.

  2. Sign message

    Sign the plaintext message using the private key that you created previously. The signature returned by this command is a long string that you need to use in the next step.

    Important

    We recommend that you copy and paste this command. Except for the message content, do not modify or replace any of the values.

    signed_message=$( echo -n $text_message | openssl dgst -sha256 -sigopt rsa_padding_mode:pss -sigopt rsa_pss_saltlen:-1 -sign private-key.pem -keyform PEM | openssl base64 | tr -- '+=/' '-_~' | tr -d "\n")
  3. Provision address

    Use the AWS CLI provision-byoip-cidr command to provision the address range. The --cidr-authorization-context option uses the message and signature strings that you created previously.

    Important

    You must specify the AWS Region where the BYOIP range should be provisioned if it differs from your Configure the AWS CLI Default region name.

    aws ec2 provision-byoip-cidr --cidr address-range --cidr-authorization-context Message="$text_message",Signature="$signed_message" --region us-east-1

    Provisioning an address range is an asynchronous operation, so the call returns immediately, but the address range is not ready to use until its status changes from pending-provision to provisioned.

  4. Monitor progress

    While most provisioning will be completed within two hours, it might take up to one week to complete the provisioning process for publicly advertisable ranges. Use the describe-byoip-cidrs command to monitor progress, as in this example:

    aws ec2 describe-byoip-cidrs --max-results 5 --region us-east-1

    If there are issues during provisioning and the status goes to failed-provision, you must run the provision-byoip-cidr command again after the issues have been resolved.

Provision an IPv6 address range that's not publicly advertisable

By default, an address range is provisioned to be publicly advertisable to the internet. You can provision an IPv6 address range that will not be publicly advertisable. For routes that are not publicly advertisable, the provisioning process generally completes within minutes. When you associate an IPv6 CIDR block from a non-public address range with a VPC, the IPv6 CIDR can only be accessed through hybrid connectivity options that support IPv6, such as AWS Direct Connect, AWS Site-to-Site VPN, or Amazon VPC Transit Gateways.

A ROA is not required to provision a non-public address range.

Important

  • You can only specify whether an address range is publicly advertisable during provisioning. You cannot change the advertisable status later on.

  • Amazon VPC doesn't support unique local address (ULA) CIDRs. All VPCs must have unique IPv6 CIDRs. Two VPCs can’t have the same IPv6 CIDR range.

To provision an IPv6 address range that will not be publicly advertisable, use the following provision-byoip-cidr command.

aws ec2 provision-byoip-cidr --cidr address-range --cidr-authorization-context Message="$text_message",Signature="$signed_message" --no-publicly-advertisable --region us-east-1

Advertise the address range through AWS

After the address range is provisioned, it is ready to be advertised. You must advertise the exact address range that you provisioned. You can't advertise only a portion of the provisioned address range.

If you provisioned an IPv6 address range that will not be publicly advertised, you do not need to complete this step.

We recommend that you stop advertising the address range or any portion of the range from other locations before you advertise it through AWS. If you keep advertising your IP address range or any portion of it from other locations, we can't reliably support it or troubleshoot issues. Specifically, we can't guarantee that traffic to the address range or a portion of the range will enter our network.

To minimize down time, you can configure your AWS resources to use an address from your address pool before it is advertised, and then simultaneously stop advertising it from the current location and start advertising it through AWS. For more information about allocating an Elastic IP address from your address pool, see Allocate an Elastic IP address.

Limitations

  • You can run the advertise-byoip-cidr command at most once every 10 seconds, even if you specify different address ranges each time.

  • You can run the withdraw-byoip-cidr command at most once every 10 seconds, even if you specify different address ranges each time.

To advertise the address range, use the following advertise-byoip-cidr command.

aws ec2 advertise-byoip-cidr --cidr address-range --region us-east-1

To stop advertising the address range, use the following withdraw-byoip-cidr command.

aws ec2 withdraw-byoip-cidr --cidr address-range --region us-east-1

Deprovision the address range

To stop using your address range with AWS, first release any Elastic IP addresses and disassociate any IPv6 CIDR blocks that are still allocated from the address pool. Then stop advertising the address range, and finally, deprovision the address range.

You cannot deprovision a portion of the address range. If you want to use a more specific address range with AWS, deprovision the entire address range and provision a more specific address range.

(IPv4) To release each Elastic IP address, use the following release-address command.

aws ec2 release-address --allocation-id eipalloc-12345678abcabcabc --region us-east-1

(IPv6) To disassociate an IPv6 CIDR block, use the following disassociate-vpc-cidr-block command.

aws ec2 disassociate-vpc-cidr-block --association-id vpc-cidr-assoc-12345abcd1234abc1 --region us-east-1

To stop advertising the address range, use the following withdraw-byoip-cidr command.

aws ec2 withdraw-byoip-cidr --cidr address-range --region us-east-1

To deprovision the address range, use the following deprovision-byoip-cidr command.

aws ec2 deprovision-byoip-cidr --cidr address-range --region us-east-1

It can take up to a day to deprovision an address range.

Validate your BYOIP

  1. Validate the self-signed x.509 key pair

    Validate that the certificate has been uploaded and is valid via the whois command.

    For ARIN, use whois -h whois.arin.net r + 2001:0DB8:6172::/48 to look up the RDAP record for your address range. Check the Public Comments section for the NetRange (network range) in the command output. The certificate should be added in the Public Comments section for the address range.

    You can inspect the Public Comments containing the certificate using the following command:

    whois -h whois.arin.net r + 2001:0DB8:6172::/48 | grep Comments | grep BEGIN

    This returns output with the contents of the key, which should be similar to the following:

    Public Comments:
-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----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-----END CERTIFICATE-----

    For RIPE, use whois -r -h whois.ripe.net 2001:0DB8:7269::/48 to look up the RDAP record for your address range. Check the descr section for the inetnum object (network range) in the command output. The certificate should be added as a new descr field for the address range.

    You can inspect the descr containing the certificate using the following command:

    whois -r -h whois.ripe.net 2001:0DB8:7269::/48 | grep descr | grep BEGIN

    This returns output with the contents of the key, which should be similar to the following:

    descr:
-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----MIID1zCCAr+gAwIBAgIUBkRPNSLrPqbRAFP8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-----END CERTIFICATE-----

    For APNIC, use whois -h whois.apnic.net 2001:0DB8:6170::/48 to look up the RDAP record for your BYOIP address range. Check the remarks section for the inetnum object (network range) in the command output. The certificate should be added as a new remarks field for the address range.

    You can inspect the remarks containing the certificate using the following command:

    whois -h whois.apnic.net 2001:0DB8:6170::/48 | grep remarks | grep BEGIN

    This returns output with the contents of the key, which should be similar to the following:

    remarks:
-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----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-----END CERTIFICATE-----

  2. Validate the creation of a ROA object

    Validate the successful creation of the ROA objects using the RIPEstat Data API. Be sure to test your address range against the Amazon ASNs 16509 and 14618, plus the ASNs that are currently authorized to advertise the address range.

    You can inspect the ROA objects from different Amazon ASNs with your address range by using the following command:

    curl --location --request GET "https://stat.ripe.net/data/rpki-validation/data.json?resource=ASN&prefix=CIDR

    In this example output, the response has a result of "status": "valid" for the Amazon ASN 16509. This indicates the ROA object for the address range was created successfully:

    {
    "messages": [],
    "see_also": [],
    "version": "0.3",
    "data_call_name": "rpki-validation",
    "data_call_status": "supported",
    "cached": false,
    "data": {
        "validating_roas": [
            {
                "origin": "16509",
                "prefix": "2001:0DB8::/32",
                "max_length": 48,
                "validity": "valid"
            },
            {
                "origin": "14618",
                "prefix": "2001:0DB8::/32",
                "max_length": 48,
                "validity": "invalid_asn"
            },
            {
                "origin": "64496",
                "prefix": "2001:0DB8::/32",
                "max_length": 48,
                "validity": "invalid_asn"
            }
        ],
        "status": "valid",
        "validator": "routinator",
        "resource": "16509",
        "prefix": "2001:0DB8::/32"
    },
    "query_id": "20230224152430-81e6384e-21ba-4a86-852a-31850787105f",
    "process_time": 58,
    "server_id": "app116",
    "build_version": "live.2023.2.1.142",
    "status": "ok",
    "status_code": 200,
    "time": "2023-02-24T15:24:30.773654"
}

A status of “unknown” indicates the ROA object for the address range has not been created. A status of “invalid_asn” indicates that the ROA object for the address range was not created successfully.