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AWS Storage Gateway now supports FIPS-compliant private connectivity for Amazon S3 File Gateway

Published
September 10, 2026
https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2026/09/storage-gateway-fips-privatelink-s3/

AWS Storage Gateway FIPS 140-3 Support Over AWS PrivateLink

AWS Storage Gateway now supports FIPS 140-3 validated endpoints over AWS PrivateLink for Amazon S3 File Gateway. This update allows FIPS-compliant traffic to stay on the private AWS network, facilitating its use for regulated workloads.

With this launch, File Gateway can connect to Storage Gateway service endpoints privately through a FIPS interface VPC endpoint in your VPC. You can also create NFS and SMB file shares that connect to Amazon S3 through an S3 FIPS interface endpoint, enabling FIPS-compliant private connectivity for end-to-end file transfer workloads.

What to do

  • Create FIPS interface endpoints for Storage Gateway and Amazon S3 in your VPC.
  • Choose the FIPS VPC endpoint option when activating your gateway and configuring your file shares.
  • Ensure your gateway is running software version 2.1.10 or later to activate a gateway with a FIPS PrivateLink endpoint.

This launch is available in the following AWS Regions: US East (N. Virginia), US East (Ohio), US West (N. California), US West (Oregon), Canada (Central), Canada West (Calgary), AWS GovCloud (US-East), and AWS GovCloud (US-West).

Source: AWS release notes




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