Securing object storage

Each cloud provider has its own implementation of object storage, but at the end of the day, the basic idea is the same:

• Object storage is a special type of storage that is meant to store data.
• Files (or objects) are stored inside buckets (these are logical concepts such as directories or logical containers).
• Access to files on object storage is either done through the HTTP(S) protocol API via web command-line tools or programmatically using SDK tools.
• Object storage is not meant to store operating systems or databases (please refer to the Securing block storage section).

Next, we are going to examine what the best practices are for securing object storage services from AWS, Azure, and GCP.

For more information, please refer to the following resource:

Object storage: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Object_storage

Securing Amazon Simple Storage Service

Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3) is the Amazon object storage...