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AWS iot: Fixed EC2 guide and IAM console URLs

Service: iot · 2026-08-19 · Documentation low

File: iot/latest/developerguide/creating-a-virtual-thing.md

Summary

Corrected broken links to EC2 documentation and IAM security credentials console.

Security assessment

The change repairs documentation URLs without modifying security guidance or features.

Evidence

-If this is the first time you've created an Amazon EC2 instance, you might find the instructions in [Get started with Amazon EC2Linux instances](https://docs.aws.amazon.com//AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/EC2_GetStarted.html) to be more helpful.

Diff

diff --git a/iot/latest/developerguide/creating-a-virtual-thing.md b/iot/latest/developerguide/creating-a-virtual-thing.md
index e9f054603..686461ea7 100644
--- a//iot/latest/developerguide/creating-a-virtual-thing.md
+++ b//iot/latest/developerguide/creating-a-virtual-thing.md
@@ -36 +36 @@ The following steps show you how to create an Amazon EC2 instance that will act
-If this is the first time you've created an Amazon EC2 instance, you might find the instructions in [Get started with Amazon EC2Linux instances](https://docs.aws.amazon.com//AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/EC2_GetStarted.html) to be more helpful.
+If this is the first time you've created an Amazon EC2 instance, you might find the instructions in [Get started with Amazon EC2Linux instances](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/EC2_GetStarted.html) to be more helpful.
@@ -142 +142 @@ Your Amazon EC2 instance comes preloaded with the AWS CLI. However, you must com
-  1. The following example shows sample values. Replace them with your own values. You can find these values in your [AWS console in your account info under **Security credentials**](https://console.aws.amazon.com//iam/home#/security_credentials).
+  1. The following example shows sample values. Replace them with your own values. You can find these values in your [AWS console in your account info under **Security credentials**](https://console.aws.amazon.com/iam/home#/security_credentials).
@@ -446 +446 @@ You can see the sample app's messages as they pass through the message broker by
-For more information about MQTT and how AWS IoT Core supports the protocol, see [MQTT](https://docs.aws.amazon.com//iot/latest/developerguide/mqtt.html).
+For more information about MQTT and how AWS IoT Core supports the protocol, see [MQTT](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/iot/latest/developerguide/mqtt.html).