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AWS AmazonElastiCache documentation change

Service: AmazonElastiCache · 2025-10-25 · Documentation low

File: AmazonElastiCache/latest/dg/accessing-elasticache.md

Summary

Consistently replaced 'cache cluster' with 'cluster' in NAT instance configuration documentation

Security assessment

This is a terminology standardization change. The modifications do not alter security controls, vulnerability mitigations, or access management guidance. The proxy performance impact statement remains unchanged in security context.

Diff

diff --git a/AmazonElastiCache/latest/dg/accessing-elasticache.md b/AmazonElastiCache/latest/dg/accessing-elasticache.md
index 5a1377647..259ec4986 100644
--- a//AmazonElastiCache/latest/dg/accessing-elasticache.md
+++ b//AmazonElastiCache/latest/dg/accessing-elasticache.md
@@ -86 +86 @@ The following considerations should be kept in mind when accessing your ElastiCa
-  * Clients connect to the EIP and cache port of the NAT instance. Port forwarding on the NAT instance forwards traffic to the appropriate cache cluster node.
+  * Clients connect to the EIP and cache port of the NAT instance. Port forwarding on the NAT instance forwards traffic to the appropriate cluster node.
@@ -97 +97 @@ This approach should be used for testing and development purposes only. It is no
-  * The NAT instance is acting as a proxy between clients and multiple clusters. The addition of a proxy impacts the performance of the cache cluster. The impact increases with number of cache clusters you are accessing through the NAT instance.
+  * The NAT instance is acting as a proxy between clients and multiple clusters. The addition of a proxy impacts the performance of the cluster. The impact increases with number of clusters you are accessing through the NAT instance.
@@ -158 +158 @@ You also need to enable IP forwarding, which is disabled by default:
-  1. Create a NAT instance in the same VPC as your cache cluster but in a public subnet.
+  1. Create a NAT instance in the same VPC as your cluster but in a public subnet.
@@ -164 +164 @@ For information about creating a NAT instance, see [NAT Instances](https://docs.
-  2. Create security group rules for the cache cluster and NAT instance.
+  2. Create security group rules for the cluster and NAT instance.