AWS Service Endpoints

AWS Service Endpoints are URLs that enable network connectivity between AWS services and clients. They can be public (internet-accessible) or private (via AWS PrivateLink for secure VPC access).

Official information about AWS Service Endpoints & Quotas can be found here.

WorkSpaces Manager (WSM) requires connectivity to various AWS services to manage WorkSpaces effectively across multiple accounts. Below is a list of essential AWS service endpoints used by WSM:

1. Amazon S3

• Purpose: Stores logs, configuration files, and cost optimization data.

• Endpoint Pattern: s3.<region>.amazonaws.com

2. Amazon WorkSpaces

• Purpose: Manages WorkSpaces lifecycle, including provisioning, starting, stopping, and termination.

• Endpoint Pattern: workspaces.<region>.amazonaws.com

3. AWS Key Management Service (KMS)

• Purpose: Encrypts WorkSpaces storage, backups, and sensitive data.

• Endpoint Pattern: kms.<region>.amazonaws.com

4. Amazon AppStream 2.0 (if applicable)

• Purpose: Supports streaming applications for users in place of traditional WorkSpaces.

• Endpoint Pattern: appstream2.<region>.amazonaws.com

5. Amazon RDS (if applicable)

• Purpose: Hosts the database backend for storing WSM-related metadata and configuration.

• Endpoint Pattern: rds.<region>.amazonaws.com

6. AWS Directory Service

• Purpose: Manages Active Directory connections for WorkSpaces authentication and policy enforcement.

• Endpoint Pattern: ds.<region>.amazonaws.com

7. Amazon EC2

• Purpose: Runs the WSM appliance instances and manages underlying infrastructure.

• Endpoint Pattern: ec2.<region>.amazonaws.com

8. AWS Secrets Manager

• Purpose: Securely stores credentials, API keys, and sensitive configuration details for WSM.

• Endpoint Pattern: secretsmanager.<region>.amazonaws.com

9. AWS Systems Manager Parameter Store

• Purpose: Centralized storage for runtime configuration parameters, environment-specific values, and operational flags used by WorkSpaces Manager.

• Endpoint Pattern: ssm.<region>.amazonaws.com

Configuring Endpoints

Ensure that the necessary endpoints are accessible in your AWS environment, particularly in environments with strict network policies, such as private VPCs or on-premises setups.

Regions

AWS Region Endpoints are unique URLs specific to an AWS service within a particular region, enabling API requests to be directed to the correct regional infrastructure. They follow the format <service>.<region>.amazonaws.com.

AWS services are available across multiple regions worldwide, each identified by a unique code. Below is a list of AWS regions along with their corresponding codes:

Region Name	Region Code
US East (Ohio)	us-east-2
US East (N. Virginia)	us-east-1
US West (N. California)	us-west-1
US West (Oregon)	us-west-2
Africa (Cape Town)	af-south-1
Asia Pacific (Hong Kong)	ap-east-1
Asia Pacific (Hyderabad)	ap-south-2
Asia Pacific (Jakarta)	ap-southeast-3
Asia Pacific (Kuala Lumpur)	ap-southeast-5
Asia Pacific (Melbourne)	ap-southeast-4
Asia Pacific (Mumbai)	ap-south-1
Asia Pacific (Osaka)	ap-northeast-3
Asia Pacific (Seoul)	ap-northeast-2
Asia Pacific (Singapore)	ap-southeast-1
Asia Pacific (Sydney)	ap-southeast-2
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)	ap-northeast-1
Canada (Central)	ca-central-1
Europe (Frankfurt)	eu-central-1
Europe (Ireland)	eu-west-1
Europe (London)	eu-west-2
Europe (Milan)	eu-south-1
Europe (Paris)	eu-west-3
Europe (Spain)	eu-south-2
Europe (Stockholm)	eu-north-1
Europe (Zurich)	eu-central-2
Israel (Tel Aviv)	il-central-1
Middle East (Bahrain)	me-south-1
Middle East (UAE)	me-central-1
South America (São Paulo)	sa-east-1

Each AWS service within a region has a specific endpoint that follows a standardized URL pattern: https://service-code.region-code.amazonaws.com. For example, the Amazon S3 endpoint for the US East (N. Virginia) region is https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com.

For a comprehensive list of AWS service endpoints by region, and all the new regions that are created over time, please refer to the AWS Service Endpoints documentation.