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Amazon MQ for RabbitMQ adds private networking

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Amazon MQ for RabbitMQ now supports private networking, allowing brokers to connect to private VPC resources without public exposure. This enhances security and compliance for integrations with services like identity providers or other brokers, eliminating previous complex workarounds. The feature uses AWS VPC Lattice, RAM, and PrivateLink and is available for RabbitMQ brokers in regions with VPC Lattice.

  • →Support for private networking connectivity
  • →Simplified connectivity for RabbitMQ Federation, Shovel, and authentication
  • →Availability and setup requirements
Features (1) ›
  • Support for private networking connectivity

    Amazon MQ for RabbitMQ brokers can now connect to private resources within your VPC without requiring public exposure. This feature simplifies secure integrations with identity providers, other Amazon MQ brokers, or self-hosted RabbitMQ instances.

Enhancements (1) ›
  • Simplified connectivity for RabbitMQ Federation, Shovel, and authentication

    This update removes the need for workarounds involving Network Load Balancer and NAT Gateway for features like RabbitMQ Federation, Shovel, and authentication. Connectivity is now managed via Amazon VPC Lattice, AWS Resource Access Manager, and AWS PrivateLink.

Notes (1) ›
  • Availability and setup requirements

    Private networking is exclusively available for Amazon MQ for RabbitMQ brokers in AWS Regions supporting Amazon VPC Lattice. Initial setup involves creating a VPC Lattice resource gateway and configuring an AWS RAM resource share.

Read the original announcement →

https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2026/05/amazon-mq-private-network-connectivity/

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