AWS elasticloadbalancing documentation change
Summary
Added technical details about Gateway Load Balancer flow routing using GENEVE protocol
Security assessment
Adds operational details about network protocols without security implications or vulnerability references
Diff
diff --git a/elasticloadbalancing/latest/userguide/how-elastic-load-balancing-works.md b/elasticloadbalancing/latest/userguide/how-elastic-load-balancing-works.md index 0d2e650a8..2a9bdf7a6 100644 --- a//elasticloadbalancing/latest/userguide/how-elastic-load-balancing-works.md +++ b//elasticloadbalancing/latest/userguide/how-elastic-load-balancing-works.md @@ -121,0 +122,2 @@ With **Network Load Balancers** , the load balancer node that receives the conne +With **Gateway Load Balancers** , the load balancer node that receives the connection uses a 5-tuple flow hash algorithm to select a target appliance. After a flow is established, all packets for the same flow are consistently routed to the same target appliance. The load balancer and target appliances exchange traffic using the GENEVE protocol on port 6081. +