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AWS vpc: Corrected documentation URLs and IAM best practices link

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

File: vpc/latest/userguide/WhatsNew.md

Summary

Fixed multiple broken links by removing double slashes, including a security best practices reference.

Security assessment

Link fixes maintain access to existing security guidance but don't introduce new security content or address vulnerabilities.

Evidence

+Aligning with IAM best practices| Updated guide to align with the IAM best practices. For more information, see [Security best practices in IAM](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/IAM/latest/UserGuide/best-practices.html).| January 4, 2023  

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diff --git a/vpc/latest/userguide/WhatsNew.md b/vpc/latest/userguide/WhatsNew.md
index 96c5e9bfb..ce0b3a61a 100644
--- a//vpc/latest/userguide/WhatsNew.md
+++ b//vpc/latest/userguide/WhatsNew.md
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ Change| Description| Date
-[Declarative policy support for VPC BPA](https://docs.aws.amazon.com//vpc/latest/userguide/security-vpc-bpa.html#security-vpc-bpa-exclusions-orgs)| If you are using AWS Organizations to manage accounts in your organization, you can use a declarative policy to enforce VPC BPA on the accounts in the organization.| December 1, 2024  
-[VPC Block Public Access (BPA)](https://docs.aws.amazon.com//vpc/latest/userguide/security-vpc-bpa.html)| VPC Block public Access (BPA) enables you to block resources in VPCs and subnets that you own in a Region from reaching or being reached from the internet through internet gateways and egress-only internet gateways.| November 19, 2024  
-[Shared Security Groups](https://docs.aws.amazon.com//vpc/latest/userguide/security-group-sharing.html)| This feature enables you to share a security group with other AWS Organizations accounts.| October 30, 2024  
-[Security Group VPC Associations](https://docs.aws.amazon.com//vpc/latest/userguide/security-group-assoc.html)| This feature enables you to associate a security group with multiple VPCs in the same Region.| October 30, 2024  
-[NAT gateway MTU support](https://docs.aws.amazon.com//vpc/latest/userguide/nat-gateway-basics.html)| NAT gateways support traffic with a maximum transmission unit (MTU) of 8500.| September 10, 2024  
-[Private IPv6 addressing](https://docs.aws.amazon.com//vpc/latest/userguide/vpc-ip-addressing.html#vpc-ipv6-addresses-private)| Information about private IPv6 addressing was added. Private IPv6 addresses are only available in Amazon VPC IP Address Manager.| August 8, 2024  
-[IPv6 preferred lease time](https://docs.aws.amazon.com//vpc/latest/userguide/DHCPOptionSetConcepts.html)| You can now choose how frequently a running instance with an IPv6 assigned to it goes through DHCPv6 lease renewal.| February 20, 2024  
+[Declarative policy support for VPC BPA](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/vpc/latest/userguide/security-vpc-bpa.html#security-vpc-bpa-exclusions-orgs)| If you are using AWS Organizations to manage accounts in your organization, you can use a declarative policy to enforce VPC BPA on the accounts in the organization.| December 1, 2024  
+[VPC Block Public Access (BPA)](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/vpc/latest/userguide/security-vpc-bpa.html)| VPC Block public Access (BPA) enables you to block resources in VPCs and subnets that you own in a Region from reaching or being reached from the internet through internet gateways and egress-only internet gateways.| November 19, 2024  
+[Shared Security Groups](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/vpc/latest/userguide/security-group-sharing.html)| This feature enables you to share a security group with other AWS Organizations accounts.| October 30, 2024  
+[Security Group VPC Associations](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/vpc/latest/userguide/security-group-assoc.html)| This feature enables you to associate a security group with multiple VPCs in the same Region.| October 30, 2024  
+[NAT gateway MTU support](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/vpc/latest/userguide/nat-gateway-basics.html)| NAT gateways support traffic with a maximum transmission unit (MTU) of 8500.| September 10, 2024  
+[Private IPv6 addressing](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/vpc/latest/userguide/vpc-ip-addressing.html#vpc-ipv6-addresses-private)| Information about private IPv6 addressing was added. Private IPv6 addresses are only available in Amazon VPC IP Address Manager.| August 8, 2024  
+[IPv6 preferred lease time](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/vpc/latest/userguide/DHCPOptionSetConcepts.html)| You can now choose how frequently a running instance with an IPv6 assigned to it goes through DHCPv6 lease renewal.| February 20, 2024  
@@ -30 +30 @@ EC2-Classic is deprecated| With EC2-Classic, EC2 instances ran in a single, flat
-Aligning with IAM best practices| Updated guide to align with the IAM best practices. For more information, see [Security best practices in IAM](https://docs.aws.amazon.com//IAM/latest/UserGuide/best-practices.html).| January 4, 2023  
+Aligning with IAM best practices| Updated guide to align with the IAM best practices. For more information, see [Security best practices in IAM](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/IAM/latest/UserGuide/best-practices.html).| January 4, 2023