# VpnConnection
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Describes a VPN connection.

## Contents
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 ** category **   
The category of the VPN connection. A value of `VPN` indicates an AWS VPN connection. A value of `VPN-Classic` indicates an AWS Classic VPN connection.  
Type: String  
Required: No

 ** coreNetworkArn **   
The ARN of the core network.  
Type: String  
Required: No

 ** coreNetworkAttachmentArn **   
The ARN of the core network attachment.  
Type: String  
Required: No

 ** customerGatewayConfiguration **   
The configuration information for the VPN connection's customer gateway (in the native XML format). This element is always present in the [CreateVpnConnection](API_CreateVpnConnection.md) response; however, it's present in the [DescribeVpnConnections](API_DescribeVpnConnections.md) response only if the VPN connection is in the `pending` or `available` state.  
Type: String  
Required: No

 ** customerGatewayId **   
The ID of the customer gateway at your end of the VPN connection.  
Type: String  
Required: No

 ** gatewayAssociationState **   
The current state of the gateway association.  
Type: String  
Valid Values: `associated | not-associated | associating | disassociating`   
Required: No

 ** options **   
The VPN connection options.  
Type: [VpnConnectionOptions](API_VpnConnectionOptions.md) object  
Required: No

 ** preSharedKeyArn **   
The Amazon Resource Name (ARN) of the Secrets Manager secret storing the pre-shared key(s) for the VPN connection.  
Type: String  
Required: No

 ** Routes.N **   
The static routes associated with the VPN connection.  
Type: Array of [VpnStaticRoute](API_VpnStaticRoute.md) objects  
Required: No

 ** state **   
The current state of the VPN connection.  
Type: String  
Valid Values: `pending | available | deleting | deleted`   
Required: No

 ** TagSet.N **   
Any tags assigned to the VPN connection.  
Type: Array of [Tag](API_Tag.md) objects  
Required: No

 ** transitGatewayId **   
The ID of the transit gateway associated with the VPN connection.  
Type: String  
Required: No

 ** type **   
The type of VPN connection.  
Type: String  
Valid Values: `ipsec.1`   
Required: No

 ** VgwTelemetry.N **   
Information about the VPN tunnel.  
Type: Array of [VgwTelemetry](API_VgwTelemetry.md) objects  
Required: No

 ** vpnConcentratorId **   
The ID of the VPN concentrator associated with the VPN connection.  
Type: String  
Required: No

 ** vpnConnectionId **   
The ID of the VPN connection.  
Type: String  
Required: No

 ** vpnGatewayId **   
The ID of the virtual private gateway at the AWS side of the VPN connection.  
Type: String  
Required: No

## See Also
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For more information about using this API in one of the language-specific AWS SDKs, see the following:
+  [AWS SDK for C\$1\$1](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForCpp/ec2-2016-11-15/VpnConnection) 
+  [AWS SDK for Java V2](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForJavaV2/ec2-2016-11-15/VpnConnection) 
+  [AWS SDK for Ruby V3](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForRubyV3/ec2-2016-11-15/VpnConnection)