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AWS vpn documentation change

Service: vpn · 2025-11-19 · Documentation low

File: vpn/latest/s2svpn/vpn-route-priority.md

Summary

Replaced 'AWS Direct Connect' with 'Direct Connect' in routing priority documentation

Security assessment

Terminology update without impact on routing logic or security posture. No evidence of security fixes.

Diff

diff --git a/vpn/latest/s2svpn/vpn-route-priority.md b/vpn/latest/s2svpn/vpn-route-priority.md
index f278ab04c..acc4e10b0 100644
--- a//vpn/latest/s2svpn/vpn-route-priority.md
+++ b//vpn/latest/s2svpn/vpn-route-priority.md
@@ -11 +11 @@ We use the most specific route in your route table that matches the traffic to d
-  * If propagated routes from a Site-to-Site VPN connection or AWS Direct Connect connection overlap with the local route for your VPC, the local route is most preferred even if the propagated routes are more specific. 
+  * If propagated routes from a Site-to-Site VPN connection or Direct Connect connection overlap with the local route for your VPC, the local route is most preferred even if the propagated routes are more specific. 
@@ -13 +13 @@ We use the most specific route in your route table that matches the traffic to d
-  * If propagated routes from a Site-to-Site VPN connection or AWS Direct Connect connection have the same destination CIDR block as other existing static routes (longest prefix match cannot be applied), we prioritize the static routes whose targets are an internet gateway, a virtual private gateway, a network interface, an instance ID, a VPC peering connection, a NAT gateway, a transit gateway, or a gateway VPC endpoint.
+  * If propagated routes from a Site-to-Site VPN connection or Direct Connect connection have the same destination CIDR block as other existing static routes (longest prefix match cannot be applied), we prioritize the static routes whose targets are an internet gateway, a virtual private gateway, a network interface, an instance ID, a VPC peering connection, a NAT gateway, a transit gateway, or a gateway VPC endpoint.
@@ -30 +30 @@ When a virtual private gateway receives routing information, it uses path select
-  * BGP propagated routes from an AWS Direct Connect connection 
+  * BGP propagated routes from an Direct Connect connection