AWS Requirements

AWS environment parameters

An AWS environment can be described using several parameters, such as region or account numbers. Be sure to have the following information available before the installation:

• AMI ID — ID for an instance of Secure Web Gateway that you want to set up in an AWS environment. This ID is displayed on the AWS console that is used for the setup when the instance is ready for launching. By comparing the displayed number with the number in a list, you can verify that this is indeed the instance that you want to launch.
• Region — Region where you want to run an instance. The instance ID changes for an instance when it is run in different regions. The mapping of IDs to regions can also be looked up in a list.
• AWS account number — Number of the Amazon Web Services account that is owned by Skyhigh Security. The account number is also displayed on the AWS console when an instance is ready for launching.

For the list of valid AMI IDs and regions, as well as for the account number, see the download section of the Skyhigh Security Content & Cloud Security Portal at https://contentsecurity.skyhigh.cloud.

Choose an Amazon instance type

Before installing Secure Web Gateway within an AWS environment, you must choose an Amazon instance type.

Which instance type you choose depends on what you plan to use the Secure Web Gateway instance for, for example, testing or production.

You should also take into account network performance and the number of NICs that you plan to run with the instance.

The following table shows some common use cases and Amazon instance types that you can choose.