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AWS prescriptive-guidance documentation change

Service: prescriptive-guidance · 2025-11-22 · Documentation low

File: prescriptive-guidance/latest/designing-control-tower-landing-zone/networking.md

Summary

Updated terminology from 'AWS VPN' to 'Site-to-Site VPN' for hybrid connectivity services

Security assessment

Change is purely terminological (AWS VPN → Site-to-Site VPN) without altering security properties or addressing vulnerabilities. The security context of establishing secure tunnels remains unchanged.

Diff

diff --git a/prescriptive-guidance/latest/designing-control-tower-landing-zone/networking.md b/prescriptive-guidance/latest/designing-control-tower-landing-zone/networking.md
index 8abdfb0c7..efcb4e1c4 100644
--- a//prescriptive-guidance/latest/designing-control-tower-landing-zone/networking.md
+++ b//prescriptive-guidance/latest/designing-control-tower-landing-zone/networking.md
@@ -7 +7 @@
-Most enterprises require connectivity between accounts in their AWS Control Tower–managed environment. This often extends to connecting corporate offices and on-premises data centers. AWS Virtual Private Network (AWS VPN) and AWS Direct Connect are used as network paths to provide that hybrid connectivity for workloads.
+Most enterprises require connectivity between accounts in their AWS Control Tower–managed environment. This often extends to connecting corporate offices and on-premises data centers. AWS Virtual Private Network (Site-to-Site VPN) and AWS Direct Connect are used as network paths to provide that hybrid connectivity for workloads.
@@ -9 +9 @@ Most enterprises require connectivity between accounts in their AWS Control Towe
-  * [AWS VPN](https://aws.amazon.com/vpn/)**** establishes a secure and private tunnel from your network or device to the AWS Cloud over the internet. It allows you to securely connect your on-premises network or branch office site to your VPC.
+  * [Site-to-Site VPN](https://aws.amazon.com/vpn/)**** establishes a secure and private tunnel from your network or device to the AWS Cloud over the internet. It allows you to securely connect your on-premises network or branch office site to your VPC.