AWS MetaData Service - how can I alias 169.254.169.254?

In order to add another security layer to my IMDS, I would like to change to a unique address in my ec2. How can it be done in simple Linux commands?

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I think what you’ll want to take a look at instead is the relatively recently introduced IMDSv2:

This will provide you with additional protections that are fully supported by AWS SDKs and other tools.