---
id: "aws-vpc-lattice"
type: "component"
kind: "service-mesh"
provider: "aws"
category: "ops"
docs: "https://docs.aws.amazon.com/vpc-lattice/latest/ug/what-is-vpc-lattice.html"
url: "https://localhost:3000/catalogue/components/aws-vpc-lattice"
---

# Amazon VPC Lattice

Managed application networking connecting services across VPCs without sidecars.

| | |
|---|---|
| Provider | [aws](https://localhost:3000/catalogue?provider=aws) |
| Kind | [Service mesh](https://localhost:3000/catalogue/kinds/service-mesh) |
| Category | Operations |
| Official docs | [https://docs.aws.amazon.com/vpc-lattice/latest/ug/what-is-vpc-lattice.html](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/vpc-lattice/latest/ug/what-is-vpc-lattice.html) |

## Properties

| property | type | values | required | kind default | this component |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| `accessLogging` | boolean | — | no | false | inherited |
| `authType` | enum | `none`, `aws-iam` | no | "none" | inherited |
| `availabilityZoneAffinity` | boolean | — | no | true | inherited |
| `circuitBreaking` | boolean | — | no | false | inherited |
| `controlPlanes` | integer | — | no | — | inherited |
| `dnsServiceDiscovery` | boolean | — | no | true | inherited |
| `managed` | boolean | — | no | false | **true** |
| `mtls` | boolean | — | no | false | inherited |
| `overlappingCidrSupport` | boolean | — | no | true | inherited |
| `retries` | boolean | — | no | false | inherited |
| `sidecar` | boolean | — | no | true | **false** |

Bold values are the ones this component pins.

## Rules that apply · 0

No rule selects this kind or its category.

## Other products of the same kind · 11

- [AWS App Mesh](https://localhost:3000/catalogue/components/aws-app-mesh.md) `aws-app-mesh` — aws
- [Cilium](https://localhost:3000/catalogue/components/cilium.md) `cilium` — default
- [Consul Connect](https://localhost:3000/catalogue/components/consul-connect.md) `consul-connect` — default
- [Dapr](https://localhost:3000/catalogue/components/dapr.md) `dapr` — default
- [Envoy sidecar](https://localhost:3000/catalogue/components/envoy-sidecar.md) `envoy-sidecar` — default
- [Istio](https://localhost:3000/catalogue/components/istio.md) `istio` — default
- [Kmesh](https://localhost:3000/catalogue/components/kmesh.md) `kmesh` — default
- [Kuma](https://localhost:3000/catalogue/components/kuma.md) `kuma` — default
- [Linkerd](https://localhost:3000/catalogue/components/linkerd.md) `linkerd` — default
- [Generic service mesh](https://localhost:3000/catalogue/components/service-mesh.md) `service-mesh` — default
- [Cloud Service Mesh](https://localhost:3000/catalogue/components/google-cloud-service-mesh.md) `google-cloud-service-mesh` — gcp

## Use it in a design

```yaml
nodes:
  - { id: "aws-vpc-lattice", component: "aws-vpc-lattice" }
```

## Source (`component` YAML, verbatim)

```yaml
# yaml-language-server: $schema=../../schema/component.schema.json
# Amazon VPC Lattice service network: fully managed application networking across VPCs and accounts.
# "What is Amazon VPC Lattice?" + "Control access to VPC Lattice services using auth policies": no sidecars,
# DNS-based discovery through the Route 53 Resolver, AZ affinity on, and auth type NONE until set to AWS_IAM.
schemaVersion: "1"
type: "component"
id: "aws-vpc-lattice"
kind: "service-mesh"
provider: "aws"
docs: "https://docs.aws.amazon.com/vpc-lattice/latest/ug/what-is-vpc-lattice.html"
defaults:
  managed: true
  sidecar: false
properties:
  authType:
    type: "enum"
    values: ["none", "aws-iam"]
    default: "none"
  dnsServiceDiscovery:
    type: "boolean"
    default: true
  availabilityZoneAffinity:
    type: "boolean"
    default: true
  accessLogging:
    type: "boolean"
    default: false
  overlappingCidrSupport:
    type: "boolean"
    default: true
```

Human page: https://localhost:3000/catalogue/components/aws-vpc-lattice