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AWS AWSEC2 documentation change

Service: AWSEC2 · 2025-11-22 · Documentation low

File: AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/delete-key-pair.md

Summary

Clarified Auto Scaling group references by specifying 'Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling group'.

Security assessment

The change improves clarity but does not address security issues or document security features.

Diff

diff --git a/AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/delete-key-pair.md b/AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/delete-key-pair.md
index 415596962..0774a0c1b 100644
--- a//AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/delete-key-pair.md
+++ b//AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/delete-key-pair.md
@@ -13 +13 @@ When you delete a public key using the following methods, you're only deleting t
-If you're using an Auto Scaling group (for example, in an Elastic Beanstalk environment), ensure that the public key you're deleting is not specified in an associated launch template or launch configuration. If Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling detects an unhealthy instance, it launches a replacement instance. However, the instance launch fails if the public key cannot be found. For more information, see [Launch templates](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/autoscaling/ec2/userguide/launch-templates.html) in the _Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling User Guide_.
+If you're using an Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling group (for example, in an Elastic Beanstalk environment), ensure that the public key you're deleting is not specified in an associated launch template or launch configuration. If Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling detects an unhealthy instance, it launches a replacement instance. However, the instance launch fails if the public key cannot be found. For more information, see [Launch templates](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/autoscaling/ec2/userguide/launch-templates.html) in the _Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling User Guide_.