What capability does CloudFront Georestriction provide?

CloudFront Georestriction provides the capability to restrict access to content based on the geographic location of the users. This feature allows administrators to define which countries can or cannot access certain content delivered through CloudFront. By enabling georestriction, organizations can comply with legal and regulatory requirements, enforce licensing agreements, or simply choose to limit access to their content for business reasons.

For example, a streaming service might only want to allow users from specific countries to access their media due to licensing restrictions. By using georestriction, they can prevent users from other countries from even making a request for that content, providing an efficient way to manage content distribution.

This functionality is essential for organizations that operate on a global scale and need to ensure that their content is accessed only in permitted regions.