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Guidance for SWIFT Alliance Lite2 on AWS

Overview

This Guidance enables financial institutions to securely connect to the SWIFT network using cloud-native VPN solutions on AWS instead of traditional hardware devices. While deployable in a single Availability Zone for small to medium messaging volumes, the architecture can be expanded to dual Availability Zones to achieve maximum reliability and fault tolerance for critical financial operations.

How it works

Alliance Connect Virtual Gold

This architecture diagram shows a standardized environment for connecting to the SWIFT network using Alliance Connect Virtual Gold connectivity. 

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SWIFT Alliance Lite2 on AWS - Gold connectivity

Alliance Connect Virtual Silver

This architecture diagram shows a standardized environment for connecting to the SWIFT network using Alliance Connect Virtual Silver connectivity. 

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SWIFT Alliance Lite2 on AWS - Silver connectivity

Alliance Connect Virtual Bronze

This architecture diagram shows a standardized environment for connecting to the SWIFT network using Alliance Connect Virtual Bronze connectivity. 

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SWIFT Alliance Lite2 on AWS - Bronze connectivity

Alliance Connect Virtual Bronze (Single Instance)

This architecture diagram shows a standardized environment for connecting to the SWIFT network using Alliance Connect Virtual Bronze connectivity with a single instance. 

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SWIFT Alliance Lite2 on AWS - Bronze single instance

Benefits

Disclaimer

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References to third-party services or organizations in this Guidance do not imply an endorsement, sponsorship, or affiliation between Amazon or AWS and the third party. Guidance from AWS is a technical starting point, and you can customize your integration with third-party services when you deploy the architecture.