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AWS transfer medium security documentation change

Service: transfer · 2025-07-04 · Security-related medium

File: transfer/latest/userguide/create-server-ftp.md

Summary

Added note about Network Load Balancer considerations linking to security guidance

Security assessment

Addresses security implications of NLB usage affecting source IP visibility and connection limits, which impacts auditing and service availability

Diff

diff --git a/transfer/latest/userguide/create-server-ftp.md b/transfer/latest/userguide/create-server-ftp.md
index 249cc6ab2..587ca9b5f 100644
--- a//transfer/latest/userguide/create-server-ftp.md
+++ b//transfer/latest/userguide/create-server-ftp.md
@@ -12,0 +13,4 @@ When you enable FTP, you must choose the internal access option for the VPC-host
+###### Note
+
+For important considerations about Network Load Balancers, see [Avoid placing NLBs in front of AWS Transfer Family servers](./infrastructure-security.html#nlb-considerations).
+