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AWS amazonq medium security documentation change

Service: amazonq · 2025-04-11 · Security-related medium

File: amazonq/latest/qdeveloper-ug/doc-history.md

Summary

Added multiple documentation updates including policy corrections, CLI tools permissions management, and security-related feature updates

Security assessment

The policy correction for JSON syntax error directly addresses a potential security misconfiguration. The '/tools' CLI feature documentation adds security controls for system access. The CMK policy option introduces encryption management documentation.

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@@ -10,0 +11,8 @@ Change| Description| Date
+Update to the subscription experience| The workflow to [subscribe users to Amazon Q Developer Pro and install the Amazon Q Developer profile](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/amazonq/latest/qdeveloper-ug/q-pro-tier-setting-up-access.html) has been moved from the Amazon Q console to the Amazon Q Developer console.| April 10, 2025  
+Inline chat is available in Eclipse| You can [chat inline](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/amazonq/latest/qdeveloper-ug/q-in-IDE-inline-chat.html) with Amazon Q in Eclipse.| April 10, 2025  
+Amazon Q Developer profiles are available in Europe (Frankfurt)| When you subscribe to Amazon Q Developer, you can create profiles [in the Europe (Frankfurt) Region](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/amazonq/latest/qdeveloper-ug/q-admin-setup-subscribe-regions.html).| April 10, 2025  
+/tools feature added to CLI| You can use [the `/tools` command](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/amazonq/latest/qdeveloper-ug/command-line-chat.html#command-line-chat-tools.html) to manage permissions for tools that Amazon Q uses to perform actions on your system.| April 10, 2025  
+Support for natural languages other than English| You can chat with Amazon Q [in the IDE](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/amazonq/latest/qdeveloper-ug/IDE-natural-language-support) and [on the command line](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/amazonq/latest/qdeveloper-ug/command-line-supported-natural).| April 9, 2025  
+Updates to GitLab Duo with Amazon Q| The [GitLab Duo with Amazon Q](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/amazonq/latest/qdeveloper-ug/gitlab-with-amazon-q.html) has been updated regarding changes to the inline policy, and you can optionally create a CMK policy. The `/fix` feature has been removed.| April 8, 2025  
+Email notifications for transformations| You may receive [email notifications](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/amazonq/latest/qdeveloper-ug/transform.html#transform-app-emails) for updates related to your transformations.| April 8, 2025  
+New context, prompt, and project rules topics| The [Adding context to the chat](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/amazonq/latest/qdeveloper-ug/ide-chat-context.html), [Saving prompts](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/amazonq/latest/qdeveloper-ug/context-prompt-library.html), and [Creating project rules](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/amazonq/latest/qdeveloper-ug/context-project-rules.html) topics have been added.| April 4, 2025  
@@ -12 +20 @@ Updates to subscriptions topics| The [Understanding subscriptions](https://docs.
-Example policy update| The example policies in [Allow administrators to use the Amazon Q subscription console](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/amazonq/latest/qdeveloper-ug/id-based-policy-examples-admins.html#q-admin-setup-admin-users-sub) and [Allow administrators to use the Amazon Q Developer console](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/amazonq/latest/qdeveloper-ug/id-based-policy-examples-admins.html#q-admin-setup-admin-users) have been updated with the `sso:CreateInstance` permission.| March 24, 2025  
+Example policy update| The example policies in [Allow administrators to use the Amazon Q console](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/amazonq/latest/qdeveloper-ug/id-based-policy-examples-admins.html#q-admin-setup-admin-users-sub) and [Allow administrators to use the Amazon Q Developer console](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/amazonq/latest/qdeveloper-ug/id-based-policy-examples-admins.html#q-admin-setup-admin-users) have been updated with the `sso:CreateInstance` permission.| March 24, 2025  
@@ -18 +26 @@ Context integration to CLI chat| Amazon Q CLI now has [context integration](http
-Policy correction| A JSON sytax error has been corrected in the policy described in [Allow administrators to use the Amazon Q subscription console](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/amazonq/latest/qdeveloper-ug/id-based-policy-examples-admins.html#q-admin-setup-admin-users-sub).| February 28, 2025  
+Policy correction| A JSON sytax error has been corrected in the policy described in [Allow administrators to use the Amazon Q console](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/amazonq/latest/qdeveloper-ug/id-based-policy-examples-admins.html#q-admin-setup-admin-users-sub).| February 28, 2025