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AWS govcloud-us documentation change

Service: govcloud-us · 2025-10-13 · Documentation low

File: govcloud-us/latest/UserGuide/govcloud-vpn.md

Summary

Updated VPN endpoint cryptographic validation to FIPS 140-3

Security assessment

Maintains accurate documentation of cryptographic standards without evidence of addressing an active security issue

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diff --git a/govcloud-us/latest/UserGuide/govcloud-vpn.md b/govcloud-us/latest/UserGuide/govcloud-vpn.md
index c7390b932..d9699db7a 100644
--- a//govcloud-us/latest/UserGuide/govcloud-vpn.md
+++ b//govcloud-us/latest/UserGuide/govcloud-vpn.md
@@ -15 +15 @@ AWS Site-to-Site VPN enables you to securely connect your on-premises network or
-  * The AWS Site-to-Site VPN endpoints in AWS GovCloud (US) operate using FIPS 140-2 validated cryptographic modules. Correspondingly, VPN connections created in GovCloud require a different set of algorithms to establish a tunnel. For more information about FIPS 140-2, see "Cryptographic Module Validation Program" on the NIST Computer Security Resource Center website.
+  * The AWS Site-to-Site VPN endpoints in AWS GovCloud (US) operate using FIPS 140-3 validated cryptographic modules. Correspondingly, VPN connections created in GovCloud require a different set of algorithms to establish a tunnel. For more information about FIPS 140-3, see "Cryptographic Module Validation Program" on the NIST Computer Security Resource Center website.