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AWS efs documentation change

Service: efs · 2025-06-10 · Documentation low

File: efs/latest/ug/efs-different-vpc.md

Summary

Added IPv6 support documentation for VPC peering connections

Security assessment

The change expands protocol support to IPv6 in VPC peering documentation but doesn't address a specific security issue or introduce new security features. This is a feature enhancement rather than a security-related update.

Diff

diff --git a/efs/latest/ug/efs-different-vpc.md b/efs/latest/ug/efs-different-vpc.md
index 0cd9640f3..17a2dc465 100644
--- a//efs/latest/ug/efs-different-vpc.md
+++ b//efs/latest/ug/efs-different-vpc.md
@@ -42 +42 @@ To complete this tutorial, you must have the following:
-    * A VPC peering connection between the VPC where the EFS file system resides and the VPC where the EC2 instance resides. A _VPC peering connection_ is a networking connection between two VPCs. This type of connection enables you to route traffic between them using private Internet Protocol version 4 (IPv4) address. You can use VPC peering to connect VPCs within the same AWS Region or between AWS Regions. For more information, see [Create a VPC peering connection](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/vpc/latest/peering/create-vpc-peering-connection.html) in the _Amazon VPC Peering Guide_.
+    * A VPC peering connection between the VPC where the EFS file system resides and the VPC where the EC2 instance resides. A _VPC peering connection_ is a networking connection between two VPCs. This type of connection enables you to route traffic between them using private Internet Protocol version 4 (IPv4) or Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6) addresses. You can use VPC peering to connect VPCs within the same AWS Region or between AWS Regions. For more information, see [Creating and Accepting a VPC Peering Connection](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/vpc/latest/peering/create-vpc-peering-connection.html) in the _Amazon VPC Peering Guide_.