Amazon EC2 Instance Connect now supports IPv6
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The article announces that Amazon EC2 Instance Connect now supports IPv6, allowing customers to connect to their EC2 instances over IPv6 in addition to IPv4.
Specifically, the article covers:
- Amazon EC2 Instance Connect provides single-click/command SSH connectivity to instances
- Previously it only supported IPv4, but now also supports IPv6
- Customers can use prefix lists to configure security group rules for SSH traffic
- EC2 Instance Connect is available at no additional cost
- Links to documentation and AWS console for more information
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