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AWS Shield
Protects AWS resources against distributed denial-of-service attacks, with Standard and Advanced service levels.
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What job does it solve?
Internet-facing resources need DDoS protection matched to their risk and support requirements.
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Where does it stop?
You need application-layer request rules; pair with AWS WAF where appropriate.
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