Configure AWS CloudFront as Reverse Proxy
Availability varies by Auth0 plan and login method
Both your specific login implementation and your Auth0 plan or custom agreement affect whether this feature is available. To learn more, read Pricing.
You can configure AWS CloudFront for use as the reverse proxy with custom domain names for your Auth0 tenant.
Log in to AWS, and navigate to CloudFront.
Click Create Distribution.
You can choose the delivery method for your content. Click Get Started under the Web section.
Configure your distribution settings. Here are the values you'll need to change.
Setting Value Origin Domain Name Set this to the Origin Domain Name value obtained from the Auth0 Dashboard during the Custom Domains setup process Origin ID A description for the origin. This value lets you distinguish between multiple origins in the same distribution and therefore must be unique. Origin Protocol Policy Set to HTTPS Only
Alternate Domain Names (CNAMEs) Set to your custom domain name (the same one your configured in the Auth0 Dashboard) SSL Certificate Set to the SSL Certificate for your custom domain stored in AWS Certificate Manager (ACM) in the US East(N. Virginia) Region or in IAM. Provide information on the Origin Custom Headers (the Header Name and Value fields appear only after you've provided an Origin Domain Name)
Setting Value Header Name Set to cname-api-key
Value Set to the CNAME API Key value that you were given immediately after you verified ownership of your domain name with Auth0 Configure the Default Cache Behavior Settings. Here are the values you'll need to change
Setting Value Viewer Protocol Policy Select Redirect HTTP to HTTPS Allowed HTTP Methods Select GET, HEAD, OPTIONS, PUT, POST, PATCH, DELETE Cache and origin request settings Select Legacy cache settings Cache Based on Selected Request Headers Select Include the following headers Add Headers Enter User-Agent
and click Add Custom >> to add the custom header. Do the same forAuthorization
,Origin
,Referer
,Accept-Language
, andAccept
headers.Forward Cookies Select All Query Strings Select All Scroll to the bottom of the page and click Create Distribution. You'll see your newly-created distribution in your CloudFront Distributions list. Note that the Status will reflect
In progress
until the distribution is Deployed.Add a new CNAME record to your DNS for your custom domain pointing to the CloudFront Domain Name for your Distribution. This can be found by clicking on your Distribution ID, under the General tab, Domain Name (for example,
e2zwy42nt1feu7.cloudfront.net
).