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AWS vpc documentation change

Service: vpc · 2025-10-22 · Documentation low

File: vpc/latest/mirroring/traffic-mirroring-getting-started.md

Summary

Clarified traffic mirror source/target definitions and EC2 instance usage in setup steps

Security assessment

Changes focus on improving documentation clarity about mirror source/target relationships and EC2 instance usage, but do not address security vulnerabilities or introduce security-specific guidance. No evidence of patching vulnerabilities or responding to security incidents.

Diff

diff --git a/vpc/latest/mirroring/traffic-mirroring-getting-started.md b/vpc/latest/mirroring/traffic-mirroring-getting-started.md
index 7ef40f3b2..574f35185 100644
--- a//vpc/latest/mirroring/traffic-mirroring-getting-started.md
+++ b//vpc/latest/mirroring/traffic-mirroring-getting-started.md
@@ -32 +32 @@ A mirror session is a connection between a mirror source and a mirror target. In
-  * You'll need a VPC with at least one ENI that you want to mirror traffic from.
+  * The traffic mirror source is a network interface that you want to mirror traffic from. The traffic mirror target is the destination for the mirrored traffic, such as an EC2 instance.
@@ -47 +47 @@ A mirror session is a connection between a mirror source and a mirror target. In
-Create a destination for the mirrored traffic.
+Use an EC2 instance as the destination for the mirrored traffic.
@@ -53 +53 @@ Create a destination for the mirrored traffic.
-  2. In the **Region** selector, choose the AWS Region that you used when you created the mirror target.
+  2. In the **Region** selector, choose the AWS Region that you used when you created the EC2 instance.
@@ -65 +65 @@ Create a destination for the mirrored traffic.
-  8. For **Target** , choose the network interface of the instance.
+  8. For **Target** , choose the network interface of the EC2 instance.