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AWS enclaves documentation change

Service: enclaves · 2025-08-28 · Documentation low

File: enclaves/latest/user/create-enclave.md

Summary

Updated Nitro Enclave creation documentation with simplified console instructions and expanded CLI examples

Security assessment

Improves clarity around secure enclave configuration but does not address a specific vulnerability. Enhances documentation for a security-focused feature (Nitro Enclaves).

Diff

diff --git a/enclaves/latest/user/create-enclave.md b/enclaves/latest/user/create-enclave.md
index 74cd533a8..2a9c03160 100644
--- a//enclaves/latest/user/create-enclave.md
+++ b//enclaves/latest/user/create-enclave.md
@@ -3 +3 @@
-[Documentation](/index.html)[Amazon EC2](/ec2/index.html)[AWS Nitro Enclaves User Guide](nitro-enclave.html)
+[Documentation](/index.html)[Amazon EC2](/ec2/index.html)[User Guide](nitro-enclave.html)
@@ -32,3 +32 @@ After you launch the parent instance, make a note of the instance ID. You'll nee
-You can launch the parent instance using the Amazon EC2 console or the AWS CLI.
-
-Amazon EC2 console
+Console
@@ -41 +39 @@ Amazon EC2 console
-  2. Choose **Launch Instance**.
+  2. Choose **Launch instance**.
@@ -43 +41 @@ Amazon EC2 console
-  3. On the **Choose an AMI** page, choose a Linux or Windows operating system.
+  3. (Optional) Under **Name and tags** , for **Name** , enter a descriptive name for your instance.
@@ -45 +43 @@ Amazon EC2 console
-  4. On the **Choose an Instance Type** page, select a supported instance type and then choose **Next: Configure Instance Details**.
+  4. Under **Application and OS Images (Amazon Machine Image)** , choose **Quick Start** , and then choose the operating system (OS) for your instance.
@@ -47 +45 @@ Amazon EC2 console
-  5. On the **Configure Instance Details** page, for **Nitro Enclaves** , choose **Enable** , and then choose **Review and Launch**.
+  5. Under **Key pair (login)** , for **Key pair name** , choose an existing key pair or create a new one.
@@ -49 +47 @@ Amazon EC2 console
-  6. On the **Review Instance Launch** page, review the settings, and then choose **Launch** to choose a key pair and to launch your instance.
+  6. In the **Summary** panel, choose **Launch instance**.
@@ -64 +62,6 @@ For example, the following command launches a single `m5.2xlarge` instance using
-    $ C:\> aws ec2 run-instances --image-id ami-12345abcde67890a1 --count 1 --instance-type m5.2xlarge --key-name my_key --enclave-options 'Enabled=true'
+    aws ec2 run-instances \
+        --image-id ami-12345abcde67890a1 \
+        --count 1 \
+        --instance-type m5.2xlarge \
+        --key-name my_key \
+        --enclave-options 'Enabled=true'
@@ -92 +95,5 @@ For example, the following command creates an enclave with `4` vCPUs, `1600` MiB
-    $ C:\> nitro-cli run-enclave --cpu-count 2 --memory 1600 --eif-path sample.eif --enclave-cid 10
+    nitro-cli run-enclave \
+        --cpu-count 2 \
+        --memory 1600 \
+        --eif-path sample.eif \
+        --enclave-cid 10
@@ -94 +101 @@ For example, the following command creates an enclave with `4` vCPUs, `1600` MiB
-Example output
+The following is example output.