!!! Overview
[{$pagename}] is an [Amazon Web Services] that provides always on [Distributed Denial-of-Service] ([DDoS]) protection for [Applications] running on [AWS].


[{$pagename}] is available in two versions:
* [{$pagename}] Standard is provided to all [AWS] incoming [network traffic]
* [{$pagename}] Advanced is an additional cost with enhanced features including the [AWS] [Distributed Denial-of-Service] response team

Both use work in conjunction with [AWS CloudFront] and [AWS Application Load Balancer] providing protection from [SYN-SENT] [attacks]

[{$pagename}] Standard helps protect all [AWS] customers, you get particular benefit if you are using [AWS CloudFront] and [AWS Route 53]. These services receive comprehensive availability protection against all known infrastructure ([Network Layer] and [Transport Layer]) [attacks].

!! More Information
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* [#1] - [How AWS Shield Works|https://docs.aws.amazon.com/waf/latest/developerguide/ddos-overview.html|target='_blank'] - based on information obtained 2019-07-08