AWS apigateway documentation change
Summary
Changed 'allow IPv4 addresses' to 'resolve IPv4 addresses' in IP address type explanation
Security assessment
The change clarifies DNS resolution behavior rather than modifying security controls. The security posture recommendation for dualstack remains unchanged.
Diff
diff --git a/apigateway/latest/developerguide/http-api-custom-domain-names-ip-address-type.md b/apigateway/latest/developerguide/http-api-custom-domain-names-ip-address-type.md index 753ad3b27..f22244289 100644 --- a//apigateway/latest/developerguide/http-api-custom-domain-names-ip-address-type.md +++ b//apigateway/latest/developerguide/http-api-custom-domain-names-ip-address-type.md @@ -9 +9 @@ Considerations for IP address typesChange the IP address type of a custom domain -When you create an API, you specify the type of IP addresses that can invoke your domain. You can choose IPv4 to allow IPv4 addresses to invoke your domain, or you can choose dualstack to allow both IPv4 and IPv6 addresses to invoke your domain. 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 domain. You can choose IPv4 to resolve IPv4 addresses to invoke your domain, or you can choose dualstack to allow both IPv4 and IPv6 addresses to invoke your domain. 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).