Amazon DynamoDB now supports Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6)

Amazon DynamoDB now offers customers the option to use Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6) addresses in their Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (VPC) when connecting to DynamoDB tables, streams, and DynamoDB Accelerator (DAX), including with AWS PrivateLink Gateway and Interface endpoints. Customers moving to IPv6 can simplify their network stack and meet compliance requirements by using a network that supports both IPv4 and IPv6.

The continued growth of the internet is exhausting available Internet Protocol version 4 (IPv4) addresses. IPv6 increases the number of available addresses by several orders of magnitude and customers no longer need to manage overlapping address spaces in their VPCs. Customers can standardize their applications on the new version of Internet Protocol by moving to IPv6 with a few clicks in the AWS Management Console.

Support for IPv6 in Amazon DynamoDB is now available in all commercial AWS Regions in the United States and the AWS GovCloud (US) Regions. It will deploy to the remaining global AWS Regions where Amazon DynamoDB is available over the next few weeks.

To connect to DynamoDB using IPv6 addresses and check regional availability, please see the DynamoDB developer guide and the DynamoDB Accelerator user guide.