AWS directconnect documentation change
Summary
Added optional bandwidth rate limiter configuration step during VIF creation to prevent congestion
Security assessment
Documents rate limiting as a security feature to mitigate resource exhaustion risks between public VIFs. No indication of patching a specific vulnerability.
Diff
diff --git a/directconnect/latest/UserGuide/create-public-vif.md b/directconnect/latest/UserGuide/create-public-vif.md index 31f68345d..3ec5c69b2 100644 --- a//directconnect/latest/UserGuide/create-public-vif.md +++ b//directconnect/latest/UserGuide/create-public-vif.md @@ -59 +59,3 @@ You may add additional prefixes to an existing public VIF and advertise those by - 4. (Optional) Add or remove a tag. + 4. (Optional) For **Bandwidth** , select a bandwidth value to apply a Rate Limiter to this virtual interface. The Rate Limiter sets a maximum bandwidth that the VIF can use, helping prevent this VIF from congesting other VIFs on the same connection. This option is only available on Dedicated connections. For more information, see [Virtual interface Rate Limiters](./vif-rate-limiters.html). + + 5. (Optional) Add or remove a tag.