A lab misconfiguration pointed the AWS SDK at a custom DynamoDB endpoint over HTTP, creating a risk of credential and data exposure. What must production clients use?
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Short Explanation
Production DynamoDB calls ride HTTPS—period. An HTTP custom endpoint is a cleartext hallway for data and signing material. Lab mistakes teach the rule; do not ship that config to the city’s live stack.
Full Explanation
AWS service clients in production must use TLS (HTTPS) endpoints so credentials, signatures, and payloads are not exposed on the wire. Cleartext HTTP custom endpoints, disabling SigV4, or putting access keys in query strings create serious leakage risk. HTTPS is not limited to the console.