AWS lightsail documentation change
Summary
Added information about password authentication being disabled by default for openSUSE instances and provided guidance on alternative login methods
Security assessment
The change documents a security-related configuration (disabled password authentication) and provides secure access methods, but does not address a specific security issue.
Diff
diff --git a/lightsail/latest/userguide/compare-options-choose-lightsail-instance-image.md index 1c5e552b5..17aba3194 100644 --- a/lightsail/latest/userguide/compare-options-choose-lightsail-instance-image.md +++ b/lightsail/latest/userguide/compare-options-choose-lightsail-instance-image.md @@ -120,0 +121,4 @@ The openSUSE distribution is a stable, easy to use and complete multipurpose Lin +Password authentication is disabled by default for this operating system. This means that even if you create an instance from a snapshot of an instance with password authentication enabled, the new instance will have password authentication disabled. For more information about password authentication in SUSE Linux, see [document 3404214](https://www.suse.com/support/kb/doc/?id=000016192) in the SUSE documentation. + +To log in to your instance with password authentication disabled, you can use the browser-based SSH client on the Lightsail console or a key pair. For more information about logging in, see [Connect to Linux or Unix instances on Lightsail](./lightsail-how-to-connect-to-your-instance-virtual-private-server.html) or [Connect to Lightsail Linux or Unix instances with the SSH command](./amazon-lightsail-ssh-using-terminal.html). +