diff --git a/sdk-extension/opentelemetry-sdk-extension-aws/CHANGELOG.md b/sdk-extension/opentelemetry-sdk-extension-aws/CHANGELOG.md
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diff --git a/sdk-extension/opentelemetry-sdk-extension-aws/LICENSE b/sdk-extension/opentelemetry-sdk-extension-aws/LICENSE
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diff --git a/sdk-extension/opentelemetry-sdk-extension-aws/MANIFEST.rst b/sdk-extension/opentelemetry-sdk-extension-aws/MANIFEST.rst
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diff --git a/sdk-extension/opentelemetry-sdk-extension-aws/README.md b/sdk-extension/opentelemetry-sdk-extension-aws/README.md
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diff --git a/sdk-extension/opentelemetry-sdk-extension-aws/setup.cfg b/sdk-extension/opentelemetry-sdk-extension-aws/setup.cfg
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+++ b/sdk-extension/opentelemetry-sdk-extension-aws/setup.cfg
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+# Copyright The OpenTelemetry Authors
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+#
+[metadata]
+name = opentelemetry-sdk-extension
+description = AWS SDK extension for OpenTelemetry
+long_description = file: README.rst
+long_description_content_type = text/x-rst
+author = OpenTelemetry Authors
+author_email = cncf-opentelemetry-contributors@lists.cncf.io
+url = https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-python/tree/master/sdk-extension/opentelemetry-sdk-extension-aws
+platforms = any
+license = Apache-2.0
+classifiers =
+    Development Status :: 4 - Beta
+    Intended Audience :: Developers
+    License :: OSI Approved :: Apache Software License
+    Programming Language :: Python
+    Programming Language :: Python :: 3
+    Programming Language :: Python :: 3.5
+    Programming Language :: Python :: 3.6
+    Programming Language :: Python :: 3.7
+    Programming Language :: Python :: 3.8
+
+[options]
+python_requires = >=3.5
+package_dir=
+    =src
+packages=find_namespace:
+install_requires =
+    opentelemetry-api == 0.14.dev0
+
+[options.extras_require]
+test =
+    opentelemetry-test == 0.14.dev0
+
+[options.packages.find]
+where = src
diff --git a/sdk-extension/opentelemetry-sdk-extension-aws/setup.py b/sdk-extension/opentelemetry-sdk-extension-aws/setup.py
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+++ b/sdk-extension/opentelemetry-sdk-extension-aws/setup.py
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+# Copyright The OpenTelemetry Authors
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+import os
+
+import setuptools
+
+BASE_DIR = os.path.dirname(__file__)
+VERSION_FILENAME = os.path.join(
+    BASE_DIR, "src", "opentelemetry", "sdk", "extension", "aws", "version.py"
+)
+PACKAGE_INFO = {}
+with open(VERSION_FILENAME) as f:
+    exec(f.read(), PACKAGE_INFO)
+
+setuptools.setup(version=PACKAGE_INFO["__version__"])
diff --git a/sdk-extension/opentelemetry-sdk-extension-aws/src/opentelemetry/sdk/extension/aws/__init__.py b/sdk-extension/opentelemetry-sdk-extension-aws/src/opentelemetry/sdk/extension/aws/__init__.py
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diff --git a/sdk-extension/opentelemetry-sdk-extension-aws/src/opentelemetry/sdk/extension/aws/trace/__init__.py b/sdk-extension/opentelemetry-sdk-extension-aws/src/opentelemetry/sdk/extension/aws/trace/__init__.py
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+++ b/sdk-extension/opentelemetry-sdk-extension-aws/src/opentelemetry/sdk/extension/aws/trace/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+# Copyright The OpenTelemetry Authors
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+from opentelemetry.sdk.extension.aws.trace.aws_xray_ids_generator import (
+    AWSXRayIdsGenerator,
+)
+
+__all__ = ["AWSXRayIdsGenerator"]
diff --git a/sdk-extension/opentelemetry-sdk-extension-aws/src/opentelemetry/sdk/extension/aws/trace/aws_xray_ids_generator.py b/sdk-extension/opentelemetry-sdk-extension-aws/src/opentelemetry/sdk/extension/aws/trace/aws_xray_ids_generator.py
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+++ b/sdk-extension/opentelemetry-sdk-extension-aws/src/opentelemetry/sdk/extension/aws/trace/aws_xray_ids_generator.py
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+# Copyright The OpenTelemetry Authors
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+import datetime
+import random
+
+from opentelemetry import trace
+
+EPOCH = datetime.datetime.utcfromtimestamp(0)
+
+
+class AWSXRayIdsGenerator(IdsGenerator):
+    """Generates tracing IDs compatible with the AWS X-Ray tracing service. In
+    the X-Ray system, the first 32 bits of the `TraceId` are the Unix epoch time
+    in seconds. Since spans (AWS calls them segments) with an embedded timestamp
+    more than 30 days ago are rejected, a purely random `TraceId` risks being
+    rejected by the service.
+
+    See: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/xray/latest/devguide/xray-api-sendingdata.html#xray-api-traceids
+    """
+
+    def generate_span_id(self) -> int:
+        return trace.RandomIdsGenerator().generate_span_id()
+
+    def generate_trace_id(self) -> int:
+        trace_time = int(datetime.datetime.now().timestamp())
+        trace_identifier = random.getrandbits(96)
+        return (trace_time << 96) + trace_identifier
diff --git a/sdk-extension/opentelemetry-sdk-extension-aws/src/opentelemetry/sdk/extension/aws/version.py b/sdk-extension/opentelemetry-sdk-extension-aws/src/opentelemetry/sdk/extension/aws/version.py
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+++ b/sdk-extension/opentelemetry-sdk-extension-aws/src/opentelemetry/sdk/extension/aws/version.py
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+# Copyright The OpenTelemetry Authors
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+__version__ = "0.14.dev0"
diff --git a/sdk-extension/opentelemetry-sdk-extension-aws/tests/__init__.py b/sdk-extension/opentelemetry-sdk-extension-aws/tests/__init__.py
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@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+# Copyright The OpenTelemetry Authors
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
diff --git a/sdk-extension/opentelemetry-sdk-extension-aws/tests/trace/__init__.py b/sdk-extension/opentelemetry-sdk-extension-aws/tests/trace/__init__.py
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+++ b/sdk-extension/opentelemetry-sdk-extension-aws/tests/trace/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+# Copyright The OpenTelemetry Authors
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
diff --git a/sdk-extension/opentelemetry-sdk-extension-aws/tests/trace/test_aws_xray_ids_generator.py b/sdk-extension/opentelemetry-sdk-extension-aws/tests/trace/test_aws_xray_ids_generator.py
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+++ b/sdk-extension/opentelemetry-sdk-extension-aws/tests/trace/test_aws_xray_ids_generator.py
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+# Copyright The OpenTelemetry Authors
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+import datetime
+import unittest
+from unittest import mock
+
+from opentelemetry import trace as trace_api
+from opentelemetry.sdk import resources, trace
+from opentelemetry.sdk.extension.aws.trace import AwsXRayIdsGenerator
+from opentelemetry.trace.span import INVALID_TRACE_ID
+
+
+class AwsXRayIdsGeneratorTest(unittest.TestCase):
+    def test_ids_are_valid(self):
+        ids_generator = AwsXRayIdsGenerator()
+        for _ in range(1_000):
+            trace_id = ids_generator.generate_trace_id()
+            self.assertTrue(trace_id != INVALID_TRACE_ID)
+            span_id = ids_generator.generate_span_id()
+            self.assertTrue(span_id != INVALID_TRACE_ID)
+
+    def test_id_timestamps_are_acceptable_for_xray(self):
+        ids_generator = AwsXRayIdsGenerator()
+        for _ in range(1_000):
+            trace_id = ids_generator.generate_trace_id()
+            trace_id_time = trace_id >> 96
+            current_time = int(datetime.datetime.now().timestamp())
+            self.assertLess(trace_id_time, current_time)
+            one_month_ago_time = int(
+                datetime.datetime.now() - datetime.timedelta(30)
+            )
+            self.assertGreater(trace_id_time, one_month_ago_time)