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AWS apigateway documentation change

Service: apigateway · 2025-05-19 · Documentation low

File: apigateway/latest/developerguide/api-gateway-ip-address-type.md

Summary

Updated terminology from 'allow IPv4 addresses' to 'resolve IPv4 addresses' in IP address type explanation

Security assessment

The change clarifies technical terminology about DNS resolution rather than modifying security controls. While the document mentions security posture, this specific edit does not introduce new security information or address vulnerabilities.

Diff

diff --git a/apigateway/latest/developerguide/api-gateway-ip-address-type.md b/apigateway/latest/developerguide/api-gateway-ip-address-type.md
index 2cc209c58..e6995806b 100644
--- a//apigateway/latest/developerguide/api-gateway-ip-address-type.md
+++ b//apigateway/latest/developerguide/api-gateway-ip-address-type.md
@@ -9 +9 @@ Considerations for IP address types
-When you create an API, you specify the type of IP addresses that can invoke your API. You can choose IPv4 to allow IPv4 addresses to invoke your API, or you can choose dualstack to allow both IPv4 and IPv6 addresses to invoke your API. We recommend that you set the IP address type to dualstack to alleviate IP space exhaustion or for your security posture. For more information about the benefits of a dualstack IP address type, see [IPv6 on AWS](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/whitepapers/latest/ipv6-on-aws/internet-protocol-version-6.html).
+When you create an API, you specify the type of IP addresses that can invoke your API. You can choose IPv4 to resolve IPv4 addresses to invoke your API, or you can choose dualstack to allow both IPv4 and IPv6 addresses to invoke your API. We recommend that you set the IP address type to dualstack to alleviate IP space exhaustion or for your security posture. For more information about the benefits of a dualstack IP address type, see [IPv6 on AWS](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/whitepapers/latest/ipv6-on-aws/internet-protocol-version-6.html).