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AWS AWSCloudFormation documentation change

Service: AWSCloudFormation · 2025-04-14 · Documentation low

File: AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/aws-properties-msk-cluster-sasl.md

Summary

Added SASL configuration requirements and IAM/SCRAM details

Security assessment

Expands on secure authentication setup without referencing specific issues

Diff

diff --git a/AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/aws-properties-msk-cluster-sasl.md b/AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/aws-properties-msk-cluster-sasl.md
index 8126896ef..dc8f4a1a6 100644
--- a//AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/aws-properties-msk-cluster-sasl.md
+++ b//AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/aws-properties-msk-cluster-sasl.md
@@ -7 +7 @@ SyntaxProperties
-The `Sasl` property type specifies Property description not available. for an [AWS::MSK::Cluster](./aws-resource-msk-cluster.html).
+Details for client authentication using SASL. To turn on SASL, you must also turn on `EncryptionInTransit` by setting `inCluster` to true. You must set `clientBroker` to either `TLS` or `TLS_PLAINTEXT`. If you choose `TLS_PLAINTEXT`, then you must also set `unauthenticated` to true.
@@ -36 +36 @@ To declare this entity in your AWS CloudFormation template, use the following sy
-Property description not available.
+Details for ClientAuthentication using IAM.
@@ -47 +47 @@ _Required_ : No
-Property description not available.
+Details for SASL/SCRAM client authentication.