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AWS inspector documentation change

Service: inspector · 2026-02-13 · Documentation low

File: inspector/latest/user/scanning-ec2.md

Summary

Clarified that InspectorEc2Exclusion tag key is case-insensitive

Security assessment

Improves documentation for security exclusion feature but doesn't address any vulnerability

Diff

diff --git a/inspector/latest/user/scanning-ec2.md b/inspector/latest/user/scanning-ec2.md
index cef2bc33f..2728be4e8 100644
--- a//inspector/latest/user/scanning-ec2.md
+++ b//inspector/latest/user/scanning-ec2.md
@@ -222 +222 @@ Your EC2 scan mode determines which scan methods Amazon Inspector will use when
-You can exclude Linux and Windows instances from Amazon Inspector scans by tagging these instances with the `InspectorEc2Exclusion` key. Including a tag value is optional. For information about adding tags, see [Tag your Amazon EC2 resources](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/Using_Tags.html). 
+You can exclude Linux and Windows instances from Amazon Inspector scans by tagging these instances with the `InspectorEc2Exclusion` key. Tag key is case-insensitive. Including a tag value is optional. For information about adding tags, see [Tag your Amazon EC2 resources](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/Using_Tags.html).