Does Amazon CloudFront inherently offer DDoS protection?

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Does Amazon CloudFront inherently offer DDoS protection?
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Yes, Amazon CloudFront provides DDoS protection as a standard feature, but it operates on different levels. It automatically mitigates many common network and transport layer DDoS attacks. CloudFront's globally distributed infrastructure absorbs and distributes traffic, making it resilient to volumetric attacks. However, for more sophisticated application-layer attacks, AWS Shield Standard is utilized.