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AWS network-firewall documentation change

Service: network-firewall · 2025-07-04 · Documentation medium

File: network-firewall/latest/developerguide/firewall-and-firewall-endpoints-considerations.md

Summary

Updated TLS inspection restrictions and troubleshooting links.

Security assessment

Clarifies TLS inspection limitations with VPC endpoints, preventing misconfigurations. Security feature documentation update with no direct vulnerability fix.

Diff

diff --git a/network-firewall/latest/developerguide/firewall-and-firewall-endpoints-considerations.md b/network-firewall/latest/developerguide/firewall-and-firewall-endpoints-considerations.md
index 62f72e566..b4ac3c00f 100644
--- a//network-firewall/latest/developerguide/firewall-and-firewall-endpoints-considerations.md
+++ b//network-firewall/latest/developerguide/firewall-and-firewall-endpoints-considerations.md
@@ -72 +72 @@ These failures can occur if the AWS KMS key is revoked, disabled, or deleted. To
-For more information on potential error scenarios and how to resolve them, see [Troubleshooting firewall endpoint failures in AWS Network Firewall](./firewall-troubleshooting-endpoint-failures.html)
+For more information on potential error scenarios and how to resolve them, see [Troubleshooting firewall endpoint failures in AWS Network Firewall](./firewall-troubleshooting-endpoint-failures.html).
@@ -99 +99 @@ For more information about unsharing firewalls, see [Unsharing a shared Network
-TLS inspection:
+###### Important
@@ -101 +101 @@ TLS inspection:
-  * Is only supported through the primary VPC's endpoints and secondary endpoints if created in the same account as that of the firewall owner
+TLS inspection is not supported for firewalls with VPC endpoint associations.
@@ -103 +103 @@ TLS inspection:
-  * Cannot be used with VPC endpoint associations in other accounts
+  * A firewall policy that has TLS inspection enabled cannot be added to a firewall that has VPC endpoint associations.
@@ -105 +105 @@ TLS inspection:
-  * Prevents creation of new VPC endpoint associations when enabled
+  * A VPC endpoint association cannot be created from a firewall that has a firewall policy with TLS inspection enabled.
@@ -110 +110 @@ TLS inspection:
-For details, see [Inspecting SSL/TLS traffic with TLS inspection configurations in AWS Network Firewall](./tls-inspection-configurations.html).
+For details, see [Troubleshooting firewall endpoint failures in AWS Network Firewall](./firewall-troubleshooting-endpoint-failures.html) and [Inspecting SSL/TLS traffic with TLS inspection configurations in AWS Network Firewall](./tls-inspection-configurations.html).
@@ -126 +126 @@ When managing multiple VPCs:
-For more information on potential error scenarios and how to resolve them, see [Troubleshooting firewall endpoint failures in AWS Network Firewall](./firewall-troubleshooting-endpoint-failures.html)
+For more information on potential error scenarios and how to resolve them, see [Troubleshooting firewall endpoint failures in AWS Network Firewall](./firewall-troubleshooting-endpoint-failures.html).