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AWS AWSEC2 documentation change

Service: AWSEC2 · 2026-06-13 · Documentation low

File: AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/ec2-instance-connect-tutorial.md

Summary

Updated image captions and alt texts to be more descriptive.

Security assessment

Caption improvements for accessibility don't modify security functionality or address vulnerabilities.

Diff

diff --git a/AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/ec2-instance-connect-tutorial.md b/AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/ec2-instance-connect-tutorial.md
index e0cb181f8..83ae0055d 100644
--- a//AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/ec2-instance-connect-tutorial.md
+++ b//AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/ec2-instance-connect-tutorial.md
@@ -122 +122 @@ The IAM policy created in this tutorial is a highly permissive policy; it allows
-![This animation shows how to create an IAM policy. For the text version of this animation, see the steps in the preceding procedure.](/images/AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/images/eic-tut1-task1-create-iam-policy.gif)
+![Creating an IAM policy in the IAM console.](/images/AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/images/eic-tut1-task1-create-iam-policy.gif)
@@ -124 +124 @@ The IAM policy created in this tutorial is a highly permissive policy; it allows
-![This animation shows how to attach an IAM policy to an IAM identity. For the text version of this animation, see the steps in the preceding procedure.](/images/AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/images/eic-tut1-task1-attach-iam-policy.gif)
+![Attaching an IAM policy to an IAM identity.](/images/AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/images/eic-tut1-task1-attach-iam-policy.gif)
@@ -174 +174 @@ For example, if your instance is located in the US East (N. Virginia) (`us-east-
-![This animation shows how to configure a security group. For the text version of this animation, see the steps in the preceding procedure.](/images/AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/images/tut1-task2-eic-security-group.gif)
+![Configuring a security group for the EIC endpoint.](/images/AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/images/tut1-task2-eic-security-group.gif)
@@ -219 +219 @@ To use EC2 Instance Connect in the Amazon EC2 console to connect to an instance,
-![This animation shows how to launch an instance. For the text version of this animation, see the steps in the preceding procedure.](/images/AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/images/tut1-task3-launch-an-instance.gif)
+![Launching an instance with EC2 Instance Connect pre-installed.](/images/AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/images/tut1-task3-launch-an-instance.gif)
@@ -254 +254 @@ A terminal window opens in the browser, and you are connected to your instance.
-![This animation shows how to connect an instance using EC2 Instance Connect. For the text version of this animation, see the steps in the preceding procedure.](/images/AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/images/eic-tut1-task4-connect.gif)
+![Connecting to an instance using EC2 Instance Connect.](/images/AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/images/eic-tut1-task4-connect.gif)