Amazon Kinesis Data Streams expands IPv6 support to VPC endpoints

Amazon Kinesis Data Streams now allows customers to make API requests over Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6) with dual-stack AWS PrivateLink interface Virtual Private Clouds (VPC) endpoints. This enhancement extends IPv6 compatibility, previously available only for public endpoints, to VPC endpoints across all AWS Regions. Dual-stack endpoints that have been validated under the Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) 140-3 program are also available.

Kinesis Data Streams allows users to capture, process, and store data streams in real time at any scale. Customers can now leverage IPv6 connectivity for data-streaming workloads within their Virtual Private Clouds (VPCs). IPv6 support is crucial for organizations facing IPv4 address exhaustion or those required to support IPv6 for compliance reasons. This feature allows for seamless integration of Kinesis Data Streams with IPv6-only networks, simplifying network management and reducing the need for complex IPv4 to IPv6 translations.

IPv6 support for VPC endpoints is now available in all AWS Regions, including commercial regions and AWS China regions operated by Sinnet and NWCD. See here for a full listing of our Regions and endpoints. To learn more about using Kinesis Data Streams with interface VPC endpoints, please refer to our Developer Guide. To learn more about AWS PrivateLink, see accessing AWS services through AWS PrivateLink.