Amazon EC2 - Provides a dedicated IP?

Question

I'm thinking of using Elastic Beanstalk (which uses EC2).

Will I receive a dedicated IP address?

Is an Elastic IP a dedicated IP?

I do not want to share an IP with other people.

score 5 · Accepted Answer · answered Mar 24 '12 at 21:48

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It's not a shared IP, it's a 'personal' IP. You are the only one that has access to it.

answered Mar 24 '12 at 21:48

Lucas Kauffman

Are my servers the only ones using the IP address? (which is what dedicated offers) – Hope4You Mar 24 '12 at 21:50
Yes they are the only ones. – Lucas Kauffman Mar 24 '12 at 21:53
Just to confirm, are you talking about the Elastic IPs, or non-Elastic? – Hope4You Mar 24 '12 at 21:55
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Do note that the IP could have been used by someone else, and it's possible they used it for nefarious purposes (and is thus listed in RBLs, though delisting shouldn't be hard these days) – Chris S Mar 24 '12 at 22:05
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I hereby, faithfully confirm with 100% assurance, pledging that this is true and that lightning may strike if it is not so. Scouts Honor! – Lucas Kauffman Mar 24 '12 at 22:08
+1 (I wish) to @Chris S. I never thought of that. But chances of receiving a blacklisted IP are slim... – Hope4You Mar 24 '12 at 23:39
Well, if the concept of a "previously-owned" IP bothers you, you could check into running IPv6..... – Magellan Mar 25 '12 at 01:51

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