Authorize Websocket API $disconnect

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Hello , AWS API Gateway provides option to authorize $connect API call. But, there is no option to do the same for $disconnect API. $disconnect API call result into deleting corresponding connection in database. Do we need to authorize disconnect API ? We are setting VPC link from API gateway to communicate with our service to ensure the endpoint is open only for API gateway. Is there any recommendation around securing disconnect API?

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The authorize in the $disconnect API is not required as you authorize the connection with $connect, after that the connection stays open, so you know all the traffic it's coming from the same connection you authorized at the beginning of the connection.

Miki
已回答 2 年前
  • But, do we really need a VPC link between API gateway and service endpoint when we have WAF in place to protect against DDoS attack. Also, UI will re-establish the connection in case the connection closed by unauthorised user? Can we consider this as low risk without VPC link.

  • Without VPC link or public disconnect API, I see following risk: unauthorised user try to guess the connection id and result into disconnecting ui socket connection for a valid user. However, the risk is probably low as the UI will re-establish the connection within x sec (same as stale connection use-case). The other possible risk is DDoS attack, WAF can protect against that.

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