AWS cli medium security documentation change

Service: cli · 2026-06-19 · Security-related medium

File: cli/latest/reference/directconnect/delete-connection.md

Summary

Added documentation for 'rateLimiterStatus' field showing rate limiter usage metrics and updated AWS CLI version references

Security assessment

The added 'rateLimiterStatus' structure documents network traffic control capabilities which directly relate to DDoS mitigation and bandwidth protection. Rate limiting is a fundamental network security control.

Diff

diff --git a/cli/latest/reference/directconnect/delete-connection.md b/cli/latest/reference/directconnect/delete-connection.md
index eb086caf1..9496158e4 100644
--- a//cli/latest/reference/directconnect/delete-connection.md
+++ b//cli/latest/reference/directconnect/delete-connection.md
@@ -15 +15 @@
-  * [AWS CLI 2.35.5 Command Reference](../../index.html) »
+  * [AWS CLI 2.35.8 Command Reference](../../index.html) »
@@ -431,0 +432,20 @@ macSecKeys -> (list)
+rateLimiterStatus -> (structure)
+
+> The rate limiter status for the connection, including how many rate limiters are in use and the maximum allowed.
+> 
+> maxAllowed -> (integer)
+>
+>> The maximum number of rate limiters allowed on the connection.
+> 
+> inUse -> (integer)
+>
+>> The number of rate limiters currently in use on the connection.
+> 
+> remaining -> (integer)
+>
+>> The number of rate limiters remaining (available) on the connection.
+> 
+> totalBandwidth -> (string)
+>
+>> The total bandwidth allocated across all rate limiters on the connection.
+
@@ -446 +466 @@ partnerInterconnectMacSecCapable -> (boolean)
-  * [AWS CLI 2.35.5 Command Reference](../../index.html) »
+  * [AWS CLI 2.35.8 Command Reference](../../index.html) »