Posted On: Jul 9, 2020
You can now use AWS PrivateLink to privately access the HAQM RDS Application Programming Interface (HAQM RDS API) for HAQM RDS from your HAQM Virtual Private Cloud (HAQM VPC) without using public IPs, and without requiring the traffic to traverse across the Internet.
AWS PrivateLink provides private connectivity between VPCs, AWS services, and on-premises applications, securely on the HAQM network. You can now manage your HAQM RDS instances using the HAQM RDS API without requiring an Internet Gateway in your VPC, instead using AWS PrivateLink with private IP connectivity and security groups to meet your compliance requirements.
The HAQM RDS API is a webservice that enables you to set up, operate, scale, pause, and resume your HAQM RDS databases programmatically via AWS Software Development Kits (SDKs). With today’s launch, by using AWS PrivateLink you can invoke management operations using the HAQM RDS API, while significantly simplifying your internal network architecture. You no longer need to use an Internet Gateway, Network Address Translation (NAT) devices, or firewall proxies to connect to HAQM RDS API.
To use AWS PrivateLink, create an interface VPC endpoint for HAQM RDS in your VPC using the HAQM VPC console, SDK, or CLI. You can also access the VPC endpoint from on-premises environments or from other VPCs using AWS VPN, AWS Direct Connect, or VPC Peering.
To learn more, read the VPC endpoint documentation, the HAQM RDS API reference documentation or get started in the AWS Console.