AWS gameliftservers medium security documentation change

Service: gameliftservers · 2026-03-07 · Security-related medium

File: gameliftservers/latest/developerguide/gamelift-regions.md

Summary

Added a new column 'DDoS protection (player gateway)' to the region support table, with footnotes indicating valid fleet home regions for this feature

Security assessment

The addition of DDoS protection documentation indicates security-focused infrastructure improvements. DDoS protection directly relates to mitigating security threats like denial-of-service attacks. The dagger symbol (†) footnote explicitly calls out this security feature's availability in specific regions.

Diff

diff --git a/gameliftservers/latest/developerguide/gamelift-regions.md b/gameliftservers/latest/developerguide/gamelift-regions.md
index 66a4723f9..851e74b63 100644
--- a//gameliftservers/latest/developerguide/gamelift-regions.md
+++ b//gameliftservers/latest/developerguide/gamelift-regions.md
@@ -15,35 +15,35 @@ The following table is a list of AWS Regions and Local Zones that support Amazon
-Geographic location | Location code | Home Region for managed fleets (single location) | Home Region for managed fleets (multi-location)  | Remote location for managed fleets (multi-location) | Anywhere fleet | Game session queue | FlexMatch matchmaker and rule set  
----|---|---|---|---|---|---|---  
-US East (N. Virginia) | us-east-1 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes  
-US East (Ohio) | us-east-2  | Yes |  | Yes | Yes | Yes |   
-US West (N. California) | us-west-1 | Yes |  | Yes | Yes | Yes |   
-US West (Oregon) | us-west-2 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes  
-Africa (Cape Town) | af-south-1 |  |  | Yes |  |  |   
-Asia Pacific (Thailand) | ap-southeast-7 |  |  | Yes |  |  |   
-Asia Pacific (Hong Kong) | ap-east-1 |  |  | Yes |  |  |   
-Asia Pacific (Malaysia) | ap-southeast-5 |  |  | Yes |  |  |   
-Asia Pacific (Mumbai) | ap-south-1 | Yes |  | Yes | Yes | Yes |   
-Asia Pacific (Osaka) | ap-northeast-3 |  |  | Yes |  |  |   
-Asia Pacific (Seoul) | ap-northeast-2 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes  
-Asia Pacific (Singapore) | ap-southeast-1 | Yes |  | Yes | Yes | Yes |   
-Asia Pacific (Sydney) | ap-southeast-2 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes  
-Asia Pacific (Tokyo) | ap-northeast-1 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes  
-Canada (Central) | ca-central-1 | Yes |  | Yes | Yes | Yes |   
-Europe (Frankfurt) | eu-central-1 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes  
-Europe (Ireland) | eu-west-1 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes  
-Europe (London) | eu-west-2 | Yes |  | Yes | Yes | Yes |   
-Europe (Milan) | eu-south-1 |  |  | Yes |  |  |   
-Europe (Paris) | eu-west-3 |  |  | Yes |  |  |   
-Europe (Stockholm) | eu-north-1 |  |  | Yes |  |  |   
-Middle East (Bahrain) | me-south-1 |  |  | Yes |  |  |   
-South America (São Paulo) | sa-east-1 | Yes |  | Yes | Yes | Yes |   
-Atlanta local zone | us-east-1-atl-1 |  |  | Yes |  |  |   
-Chicago local zone | us-east-1-chi-1 |  |  | Yes |  |  |   
-Dallas local zone* | us-east-1-dfw-1 |  |  | Yes |  |  |   
-Dallas local zone 2 | us-east-1-dfw-2 |  |  | Yes |  |  |   
-Denver local zone | us-west-2-den-1 |  |  | Yes |  |  |   
-Houston local zone | us-east-1-iah-1 |  |  | Yes |  |  |   
-Kansas City local zone | us-east-1-mci-1 |  |  | Yes |  |  |   
-Los Angeles local zone | us-west-2-lax-1 |  |  | Yes |  |  |   
-Phoenix local zone | us-west-2-phx-1 |  |  | Yes |  |  |   
-Lagos, Nigeria local zone | af-south-1-los-1 |  |  | Yes |  |  |   
+Geographic location | Location code | Home Region for managed fleets (single location) | Home Region for managed fleets (multi-location)  | Remote location for managed fleets (multi-location) | Anywhere fleet | Game session queue | FlexMatch matchmaker and rule set | DDoS protection (player gateway)  
+---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---  
+US East (N. Virginia) | us-east-1 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes†  
+US East (Ohio) | us-east-2  | Yes |  | Yes | Yes | Yes |  |   
+US West (N. California) | us-west-1 | Yes |  | Yes | Yes | Yes |  |   
+US West (Oregon) | us-west-2 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes†  
+Africa (Cape Town) | af-south-1 |  |  | Yes |  |  |  |   
+Asia Pacific (Thailand) | ap-southeast-7 |  |  | Yes |  |  |  |   
+Asia Pacific (Hong Kong) | ap-east-1 |  |  | Yes |  |  |  |   
+Asia Pacific (Malaysia) | ap-southeast-5 |  |  | Yes |  |  |  |   
+Asia Pacific (Mumbai) | ap-south-1 | Yes |  | Yes | Yes | Yes |  |   
+Asia Pacific (Osaka) | ap-northeast-3 |  |  | Yes |  |  |  |   
+Asia Pacific (Seoul) | ap-northeast-2 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes†  
+Asia Pacific (Singapore) | ap-southeast-1 | Yes |  | Yes | Yes | Yes |  |   
+Asia Pacific (Sydney) | ap-southeast-2 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes†  
+Asia Pacific (Tokyo) | ap-northeast-1 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes†  
+Canada (Central) | ca-central-1 | Yes |  | Yes | Yes | Yes |  |   
+Europe (Frankfurt) | eu-central-1 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes†  
+Europe (Ireland) | eu-west-1 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes†  
+Europe (London) | eu-west-2 | Yes |  | Yes | Yes | Yes |  |   
+Europe (Milan) | eu-south-1 |  |  | Yes |  |  |  |   
+Europe (Paris) | eu-west-3 |  |  | Yes |  |  |  |   
+Europe (Stockholm) | eu-north-1 |  |  | Yes |  |  |  |   
+Middle East (Bahrain) | me-south-1 |  |  | Yes |  |  |  |   
+South America (São Paulo) | sa-east-1 | Yes |  | Yes | Yes | Yes |  |   
+Atlanta local zone | us-east-1-atl-1 |  |  | Yes |  |  |  |   
+Chicago local zone | us-east-1-chi-1 |  |  | Yes |  |  |  |   
+Dallas local zone* | us-east-1-dfw-1 |  |  | Yes |  |  |  |   
+Dallas local zone 2 | us-east-1-dfw-2 |  |  | Yes |  |  |  |   
+Denver local zone | us-west-2-den-1 |  |  | Yes |  |  |  |   
+Houston local zone | us-east-1-iah-1 |  |  | Yes |  |  |  |   
+Kansas City local zone | us-east-1-mci-1 |  |  | Yes |  |  |  |   
+Los Angeles local zone | us-west-2-lax-1 |  |  | Yes |  |  |  |   
+Phoenix local zone | us-west-2-phx-1 |  |  | Yes |  |  |  |   
+Lagos, Nigeria local zone | af-south-1-los-1 |  |  | Yes |  |  |  |   
@@ -52,0 +53,2 @@ Lagos, Nigeria local zone | af-south-1-los-1 |  |  | Yes |  |  |
+† Valid fleet home region for DDoS protection (player gateway).
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