AWS general documentation change
Summary
Updated list of global services with corrected links and descriptions, added note about FIPS endpoints, and updated documentation links
Security assessment
The change adds a note about FIPS endpoints, which are security-related compliance endpoints. However, there's no evidence of addressing a specific security vulnerability.
Diff
diff --git a/general/latest/gr/rande.md b/general/latest/gr/rande.md index 39531b5bb..59532accf 100644 --- a//general/latest/gr/rande.md +++ b//general/latest/gr/rande.md @@ -93 +93 @@ The following services support Regional endpoints but also support a general end -Global services do not support Regions. The following services each have a single global endpoint: +The following services each have a global endpoint that spans AWS Regions: @@ -95 +95 @@ Global services do not support Regions. The following services each have a singl - * Amazon CloudFront + * [AWS Cloud WAN](./cloudwan.html#cloudwan_region) @@ -97 +97 @@ Global services do not support Regions. The following services each have a singl - * AWS Global Accelerator + * [Amazon CloudFront](./cf_region.html) @@ -99 +99 @@ Global services do not support Regions. The following services each have a singl - * AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM) + * [AWS Global Accelerator](./global_accelerator.html#global_accelerator_region) @@ -101 +101 @@ Global services do not support Regions. The following services each have a singl - * AWS Network Manager + * [AWS Identity and Access Management](./iam-service.html#iam_region) (IAM) @@ -103 +103 @@ Global services do not support Regions. The following services each have a singl - * AWS Organizations + * [AWS Organizations](./ao.html#ao_region) @@ -105 +105 @@ Global services do not support Regions. The following services each have a singl - * Amazon Route 53 + * [Amazon Route 53](./r53.html#r53_region) @@ -107 +107 @@ Global services do not support Regions. The following services each have a singl - * AWS Shield Advanced + * [AWS Shield Advanced](./shield.html#shield_region) @@ -109 +109 @@ Global services do not support Regions. The following services each have a singl - * AWS WAF Classic + * [AWS WAF Classic](./waf-classic.html#waf-classic_region) @@ -113,0 +114,2 @@ Global services do not support Regions. The following services each have a singl +Note that some of these services have additional endpoints, such as FIPS endpoints. + @@ -120 +122 @@ You can view the AWS service endpoints using the following options: - * To programmatically check for service availability using the SDK for Java, see [Checking for Service Availability in an AWS Region](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/sdk-for-java/v2/developer-guide/java-dg-region-selection.html#region-selection-query-service) in the _AWS SDK for Java Developer Guide_. + * To programmatically check for service availability using the SDK for Java, see [Check for service availability in an Region](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/sdk-for-java/v2/developer-guide/java-dg-region-selection.html#region-selection-query-service) in the _AWS SDK for Java Developer Guide_. @@ -122 +124 @@ You can view the AWS service endpoints using the following options: - * To programmatically view Region and service information using Systems Manager, see [Calling AWS Service, Region, and Endpoint Public Parameters ](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/systems-manager/latest/userguide/parameter-store-public-parameters.html#parameter-store-public-parameters-global-infrastructure) in the _AWS Systems Manager User Guide_. For information about how to use public parameters, see [Query for AWS Regions, Endpoints, and More Using AWS Systems Manager Parameter Store](https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/new-query-for-aws-regions-endpoints-and-more-using-aws-systems-manager-parameter-store/). + * To programmatically view Region and service information using Systems Manager, see [Calling public parameters for AWS services, Regions, endpoints, and zones in parameter store](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/systems-manager/latest/userguide/parameter-store-public-parameters-global-infrastructure.html) in the _AWS Systems Manager User Guide_. For information about how to use public parameters, see [Query for AWS Regions, Endpoints, and More Using AWS Systems Manager Parameter Store](https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/new-query-for-aws-regions-endpoints-and-more-using-aws-systems-manager-parameter-store/).