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With what frequency does the AWS API Gateway assign a new IP address?
The correct answer is D. Unique Source IP. AWS API Gateway assigns a different outbound IP address for each unique source IP that makes a request through it, making it effective as an IP rotation proxy.
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With what frequency does the AWS API Gateway assign a new IP address?
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- AUnique Session
- BEach Second
- CEach Request
- DUnique Source IP
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- D92% (24)
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AWS API Gateway assigns a different outbound IP address for each unique source IP that makes a request through it, making it effective as an IP rotation proxy.
IP assignment is not tied to session state - the mapping is driven by the unique source IP of the incoming request, not by the establishment or teardown of a session.
AWS API Gateway does not rotate IPs on a per-second time interval; the IP presented to the destination is determined by the incoming request's source IP, not a time-based mechanism.
A new IP is not guaranteed for every individual request - repeated requests from the same source IP will present the same outbound IP; the rotation occurs across different unique source IPs.
AWS API Gateway routes requests through AWS infrastructure and presents a distinct AWS-owned IP address to the destination server for each unique source IP that sends traffic through the gateway. This per-unique-source-IP behavior means a target sees different IPs depending on who is making the request, which is commonly exploited to bypass IP-based rate limiting and access controls.
Concept tested: AWS API Gateway IP rotation per unique source IP
Source: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/apigateway/latest/developerguide/api-gateway-request-throttling.html
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