Maximizing the Use of EC2 Instance Connect Endpoint with CDK

Introduction

Are you using the EC2 Instance Connect Endpoint (EIC Endpoint)? It's a groundbreaking service that allows you to eliminate bastion hosts for free.

https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/connect-with-ec2-instance-connect-endpoint.html

With CDK, it has become easy to set this up, so let me introduce you to it.

Spoiler

You can establish administrative communications not only to EC2 but also to RDS (Aurora). It's incredibly convenient, so I highly recommend giving it a try.

Preparation

While there is no official L2 construct for the EIC Endpoint, …

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