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whether our website IP address is solely assigned to our website
Yes. Whether you use an auto-assigned public IP or an Elastic IP, it is drawed from a IP pool that AWS possesses, and is assigned only to a single network interface (a.k.a. ENI) you have.
whether we are able to perform vulnerability scans against that IP address for security purposes.
Yes, you can use the public IP to perform vulnerability scans. Scanning against private IP via a VPN connection will be more secure though.
Hello.
If your website is hosted on an Amazon EC2 instance with a public IP, that IP address will be released if you stop and then start the instance. When you restart the instance, it might be assigned a different public IP address. If you want an IP address that remains constant and is dedicated for your use, you should look into using an Elastic IP (EIP). https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/elastic-ip-addresses-eip.html
And about vulnerability check this https://docs.aws.amazon.com/whitepapers/latest/architecting-hipaa-security-and-compliance-on-amazon-eks/vulnerability-scanning-and-penetration-testing.html
Best regards, Andrii
Hi Andrii, thanks for your help, and the link to the vulnerability scanning is particularly relevant - much appreciated.
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Thank you HS for the quick response, much appreciated.