It ensures you’re accessing a bucket owned by a specific AWS account using a header (x-amz-expected-bucket-owner) or IAM condition. Prevents accidental data access or leakage.
https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonS3/latest/userguide/bucket-owner-condition.html
You must include a parameter that specifies expected bucket owner
Why would you use this?
- Typo squatting buckets:
Attacker creates a bucket with a name similar to your intended one (e.g.,my-bucket-prodvsmy-bucket-pr0d). - Misconfigured scripts/apps:
Your app mistakenly writes to the attacker’s bucket due to a typo or wrong config. - Attacker collects data:
The attacker’s bucket accepts the data, potentially exposing sensitive info. - No errors returned:
If permissions allow, the write succeeds silently, no alert.