Network Abuse. Monitoring or crawling of a System that impairs or disrupts the System being monitored or crawled. Denial of Service (DoS). Performing or facilitating denial of service attacks. Intentionally interfering with the proper functioning of any System, including any deliberate attempt to overload a system by mail bombing, news bombing, broadcast attacks, or flooding techniques.
This prohibition extends to facilitating DDoS attacks, meaning businesses that provide services or tools that could be weaponized for network abuse — even unintentionally — are at risk of AUP violation if they fail to implement adequate safeguards.
AWS's AUP binds all customers — from individual developers to large enterprises — to a broad set of prohibited use categories, and makes customers responsible for ensuring their own end-users comply. AWS retains the unilateral right to investigate suspected violations and to suspend or remove access to content or resources without prior notice, which can cause immediate service disruption. If you host applications or services on AWS, you should review whether your own terms of service pass these obligations through to your end-users, as failure to do so creates direct liability under your AWS contract.