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  WPBeginner (@wpbeginner) reported 8 minutes ago

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  Ritesh Roushan (@devXritesh) reported 9 minutes ago

  A good architecture starts by separating document storage, signing, identity verification, and notifications into independent services. 1. API Gateway All requests (upload, sign, download, share) pass through the API Gateway. It handles authentication, rate limiting, request validation, and routing. 2. Document Service Contracts are uploaded directly to object storage (Amazon S3/GCS/Azure Blob). Metadata such as owner, participants, document status, and version history is stored in PostgreSQL. Large files never pass through application servers. 3. Identity Verification Service Before signing, users verify their identity using email OTP, SMS OTP, OAuth, or KYC providers depending on compliance requirements. A verified identity token is issued before allowing signatures. 4. Signing Service Each signature request creates an immutable signing event. Documents are locked while applying a signature to prevent conflicts when multiple users sign simultaneously. Optimistic locking or version numbers help resolve concurrent updates. 5. Audit Log Service Every action upload, view, download, sign, reject, revoke is published to Kafka. Events are stored in an append-only audit database with timestamps, signer identity, IP address, and device information, creating a tamper-resistant audit trail. 6. Notification Service Kafka events trigger email, SMS, and push notifications asynchronously so users are notified instantly without slowing down API responses. 7. Security • Encrypt files at rest (AES-256) • TLS for data in transit • Short-lived signed URLs for downloads • RBAC for document access • Hash every signed document (SHA-256) to detect tampering • Store digital certificates securely using a KMS/HSM 8. Scalability Deploy services independently behind load balancers. Use Redis for caching document metadata and sessions. Object storage handles millions of documents, while Kafka decouples services and absorbs traffic spikes. Read replicas improve download performance, and multi-region replication ensures disaster recovery. This architecture provides secure storage, concurrent signing, legal compliance, high availability, and scales to millions of contracts worldwide.

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  Siya (@reze_xqc) reported 9 minutes ago

  @AWSSupport Case 178653274100402 opened 3 days ago, no response. Can't sign in to AWS Builder ID, email locked to unknown sign-in method, blocking access to AWS Academy courses. Need help.

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  banhchung (@banhchugxanh) reported 10 minutes ago

  @POTATOCHEAPGAM1 @trythreews @awscloud i'm so down for cloud gaming, but 5gb internet feels like a stretch

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  Kartik Jain (@kartikjain0101) reported 11 minutes ago

  @awscloud you guy has lost your mind. payment got missing so team told me they will raising the request. account got hold, we have 250K unused credits, and now they are not initiation the account. wtf. our whole production is down.

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  Jim Osman (@EdgeCGroup) reported 12 minutes ago

  @awscloud Real innovation starts with people solving real problems.

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  Rohit Dhawan (@rohitdhawan26) reported 14 minutes ago

  @AWSSupport @awscloud I send a DM on 17th july with same issue but no one responded to that.

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  Hannan (@truehannan) reported 15 minutes ago

  @AWSSupport Why AWS console is not opening? Its soo much slow even my internet and everything is fine. I used VPN too but nothing worked

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  Kailash Tulsi Gajra (@kailashgajara) reported 15 minutes ago

  Is @awscloud down right now? #AWSDownAgain #AwsDown

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  Hagop Chemedikian (@hagop17) reported 15 minutes ago

  @AWSSupport Account blocked — "not recognized as a valid account." Console login works, all resource creation fails. 10+ year old account, dormant for years, just resumed for a personal project. Three cases open, no response. Can someone look?

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  Vera ¤⩊¤ (@VeraSimila) reported 16 minutes ago

  @awscloud L+ Ratio Fix Twitch please, nobody wants AI hype beast corpo speak

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  @Randomfrequency@mastodon.social (@randomfrequency) reported 16 minutes ago

  @QuinnyPig @awscloud There is only an A, B, and C zone and never shall we acknowledge the existence of any other ones. // Being part of the problem since 20XX

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  Chintan Shah (@chintan86) reported 20 minutes ago

  @AWSSupport @awscloud Dues cleared, reinstatement requested — still waiting with no movement. My production workloads are down and every hour is costing us. Can someone please prioritise this? Case ID ready to share over DM.

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  The Trading Guy (@thetradingguy_) reported 20 minutes ago

  @AWSSupport I need resolution on this asap as I am having problem deploying my services. I am using alternative services which are costing a lot. So please resolve this and verify my account for cloudfront Case ID: 178582104300071

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  Haresh Kukkreja (@HandbrakeHarry) reported 22 minutes ago

  @amazonIN @awscloud Your app seems to be down. Unable to contact Customer Support