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AWS AWSEC2: Restructured key pair replacement documentation

Service: AWSEC2 · 2026-08-16 · Documentation medium

File: AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/replacing-key-pair.md · Type: iam

Summary

Reorganized content by adding a 'Description' heading and repositioning key loss consequences.

Security assessment

Reinforces authentication security by documenting consequences of key loss and recovery procedures.

Evidence

+If you lose a private key, you lose access to any instances that use the key pair. For more information about connecting to an instance using a different key pair than the one that you specified at launch, see [I've lost my private key](./TroubleshootingInstancesConnecting.html#replacing-lost-key-pair).

Diff

diff --git a/AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/replacing-key-pair.md b/AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/replacing-key-pair.md
index a57b4bfb1..a0e5b1ce6 100644
--- a//AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/replacing-key-pair.md
+++ b//AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/replacing-key-pair.md
@@ -9 +9 @@
-If you lose a private key, you lose access to any instances that use the key pair. For more information about connecting to an instance using a different key pair than the one that you specified at launch, see [I've lost my private key](./TroubleshootingInstancesConnecting.html#replacing-lost-key-pair).  
+Description  
@@ -10,0 +11 @@ If you lose a private key, you lose access to any instances that use the key pai
+If you lose a private key, you lose access to any instances that use the key pair. For more information about connecting to an instance using a different key pair than the one that you specified at launch, see [I've lost my private key](./TroubleshootingInstancesConnecting.html#replacing-lost-key-pair).