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AWS wellarchitected documentation change

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

File: wellarchitected/latest/framework/sec_network_protection_create_layers.md

Summary

Updated 'ELB' to 'Elastic Load Balancing' in public endpoint security controls section.

Security assessment

Terminology standardization. Network protection strategy and layered security approach are unaffected. No security vulnerability addressed.

Diff

diff --git a/wellarchitected/latest/framework/sec_network_protection_create_layers.md b/wellarchitected/latest/framework/sec_network_protection_create_layers.md
index 5d9396475..707b06b63 100644
--- a//wellarchitected/latest/framework/sec_network_protection_create_layers.md
+++ b//wellarchitected/latest/framework/sec_network_protection_create_layers.md
@@ -42 +42 @@ As part of your design, consider how using AWS managed services influences your
-  2. For components responding to requests from the internet, consider using load balancers or other proxies to provide public endpoints. Explore shifting security controls by using managed services, such as CloudFront, [Amazon API Gateway](https://aws.amazon.com/api-gateway/), ELB, and [AWS Amplify](https://aws.amazon.com/amplify/) to host public endpoints. 
+  2. For components responding to requests from the internet, consider using load balancers or other proxies to provide public endpoints. Explore shifting security controls by using managed services, such as CloudFront, [Amazon API Gateway](https://aws.amazon.com/api-gateway/), Elastic Load Balancing, and [AWS Amplify](https://aws.amazon.com/amplify/) to host public endpoints.