AWS ec2 documentation change

Service: ec2 · 2025-06-28 · Documentation low

File: ec2/latest/devguide/example_ec2_CreateVpnConnection_section.md

Summary

Added multiple PowerShell V5 examples for VPN connection creation and configuration

Security assessment

Documents standard VPN setup procedures without mentioning security considerations or vulnerabilities

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+**Tools for PowerShell V5**
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+**Example 1: This example creates a VPN connection between the specified virtual private gateway and the specified customer gateway. The output includes the configuration information that your network administrator needs, in XML format.**
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+    New-EC2VpnConnection -Type ipsec.1 -CustomerGatewayId cgw-1a2b3c4d -VpnGatewayId vgw-1a2b3c4d
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+**Output:**
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+    CustomerGatewayConfiguration : [XML document]
+    CustomerGatewayId            : cgw-1a2b3c4d
+    Options                      :
+    Routes                       : {}
+    State                        : pending
+    Tags                         : {}
+    Type                         :
+    VgwTelemetry                 : {}
+    VpnConnectionId              : vpn-12345678
+    VpnGatewayId                 : vgw-1a2b3c4d
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+**Example 2: This example creates the VPN connection and captures the configuration in a file with the specified name.**
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+    (New-EC2VpnConnection -CustomerGatewayId cgw-1a2b3c4d -VpnGatewayId vgw-1a2b3c4d).CustomerGatewayConfiguration | Out-File C:\path\vpn-configuration.xml
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+**Example 3: This example creates a VPN connection, with static routing, between the specified virtual private gateway and the specified customer gateway.**
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+    New-EC2VpnConnection -Type ipsec.1 -CustomerGatewayId cgw-1a2b3c4d -VpnGatewayId vgw-1a2b3c4d -Options_StaticRoutesOnly $true
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+  * For API details, see [CreateVpnConnection](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/powershell/v5/reference) in _AWS Tools for PowerShell Cmdlet Reference (V5)_.