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AWS vpc documentation change

Service: vpc · 2026-01-25 · Documentation low

File: vpc/latest/userguide/custom-network-acl.md

Summary

Replaced 'ELB' with 'Elastic Load Balancing' in descriptions of ephemeral ports and health check requirements.

Security assessment

Terminology update with no changes to security configurations or ACL rules. Health check recommendations remain unchanged.

Diff

diff --git a/vpc/latest/userguide/custom-network-acl.md b/vpc/latest/userguide/custom-network-acl.md
index cf50cc55b..05a7a7e94 100644
--- a//vpc/latest/userguide/custom-network-acl.md
+++ b//vpc/latest/userguide/custom-network-acl.md
@@ -59 +59 @@ The client that initiates the request chooses the ephemeral port range. The rang
-  * Requests originating from ELB use ports 1024-65535.
+  * Requests originating from Elastic Load Balancing use ports 1024-65535.
@@ -82 +82 @@ If you create a custom network ACL, be aware of how it might affect resources th
-With ELB, if the subnet for your backend instances has a network ACL in which you've added a _deny_ rule for all traffic with a source of either `0.0.0.0/0` or the subnet's CIDR, your load balancer can't carry out health checks on the instances. For more information about the recommended network ACL rules for your load balancers and backend instances, see the following:
+With Elastic Load Balancing, if the subnet for your backend instances has a network ACL in which you've added a _deny_ rule for all traffic with a source of either `0.0.0.0/0` or the subnet's CIDR, your load balancer can't carry out health checks on the instances. For more information about the recommended network ACL rules for your load balancers and backend instances, see the following: