AWS health medium security documentation change
Summary
Updated documentation for AWS managed notifications in AWS User Notifications, including notification channel details, migration timeline (2025 deadlines), and email format changes. Added organizational aggregation details and operational guidance.
Security assessment
The change introduces critical migration deadlines (Sept/Dec 2025) for notification systems and warns about email format changes requiring rule updates. Failure to adapt could lead to missed security notifications. Specifically calls out security email addresses as recipients and warns about automation impacts.
Diff
diff --git a/health/latest/ug/manage-user-notifications.md b/health/latest/ug/manage-user-notifications.md index b44cd97a3..da60fec14 100644 --- a//health/latest/ug/manage-user-notifications.md +++ b//health/latest/ug/manage-user-notifications.md @@ -5 +5 @@ -Configure your managed notifications subscription for AWS Health eventsManaged notifications FAQ +Configure your AWS managed notifications subscription for AWS Health eventsAWS managed notifications FAQ @@ -9 +9 @@ Configure your managed notifications subscription for AWS Health eventsManaged n -AWS User Notifications offers managed notifications for AWS Health events so that you can easily receive and control notifications about events affecting your AWS accounts and services. By [enabling this service](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/notifications/latest/userguide/managing-notification-features.html), you can configure what categories of AWS Health events are sent, enable organizational view for emails, and receive an aggregate email in place of multiple copies of similar emails. +AWS managed notifications in AWS User Notifications lets you receive and manage notifications about events that affect your AWS accounts and services. When you use AWS managed notifications in AWS User Notifications, you can specify which AWS Health event categories to receive, set up organizational view for emails, and get consolidated notifications instead of multiple similar emails. For information on how to enable this service, see [Enabling or disabling AWS managed notifications for AWS Health in AWS User Notifications](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/notifications/latest/userguide/managing-notification-features.html). @@ -11 +11,12 @@ AWS User Notifications offers managed notifications for AWS Health events so tha -AWS User Notifications allows you to select additional channels for your AWS Health events (email, chat, or push notifications to the AWS Management Console Mobile Application). While these notifications don’t contain as much detailed data as direct AWS Health endpoints, they provide a simple and effective way to notify stakeholders of issues and changes. +You can choose the following additional channels to receive your AWS Health events through AWS User Notifications: + + * Email + + * Chat + + * Push notifications to the AWS Console Mobile Application + + + + +While these notifications aren’t as detailed as direct AWS Health tools, they provide an effective way to notify stakeholders of issues and changes. @@ -15 +26,9 @@ AWS User Notifications allows you to select additional channels for your AWS Hea -For comprehensive visibility into AWS Health event details, such as affected resource IDs, current status (open or closed), and resource status, it's a best practice to use AWS Health endpoints, such as the AWS Health API, the aws.health source in Amazon EventBridge, and the AWS Health Dashboard. These endpoints provide the most detailed and real-time information about ongoing events and changes that might affect your workloads. +For comprehensive visibility into AWS Health event details, including affected resource IDs, current status (open or closed), and resource status, it's a best practice to use one of the following AWS Health tools: + + * The AWS Health API + + * The aws.health source in Amazon EventBridge + + * The AWS Health Dashboard + + @@ -17 +35,0 @@ For comprehensive visibility into AWS Health event details, such as affected res -## Configure your managed notifications subscription for AWS Health events @@ -19 +37,5 @@ For comprehensive visibility into AWS Health event details, such as affected res -To configure your managed notifications subscription, complete the following steps: +These tools provide the most detailed and real-time information about ongoing events and changes that might affect your workloads. + +## Configure your AWS managed notifications subscription for AWS Health events + +To configure your AWS managed notifications subscription, complete the following steps: @@ -27 +49,15 @@ To configure your managed notifications subscription, complete the following ste - 4. You can manage your notifications for AWS Health events by category. For more information, see [Adding and removing account contacts for AWS managed notifications in AWS User Notifications](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/notifications/latest/userguide/manage-mns.html#Add-remove-account-contacts). + 4. You can manage your AWS Health event notifications by category. For more information, see [Adding and removing account contacts for AWS managed notifications in AWS User Notifications](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/notifications/latest/userguide/manage-mns.html#Add-remove-account-contacts). + + + + +###### Note + +AWS Health is migrating email delivery to AWS managed notifications in AWS User Notifications. The following are some key dates: + + * Until September 14, 2025: Opt-in period to use AWS managed notifications. + + * September 15, 2025: AWS managed notifications are enabled for all existing AWS accounts. For new AWS accounts, managed notifications are enabled by default. You can enable and disable managed notifications until December 15th, 2025. + + * December 15, 2025: AWS managed notifications are enabled for all accounts, and you can no longer disable them. + @@ -30,0 +67 @@ To configure your managed notifications subscription, complete the following ste +There's no action required from you to continue receiving notifications for AWS Health events. When AWS managed notifications are enabled, there will be some changes and enhancements. For more information, see _What changes when I enable AWS managed notifications?_ in the AWS managed notifications in AWS User Notifications FAQ. @@ -32 +69 @@ To configure your managed notifications subscription, complete the following ste -## Manage notifications in AWS User Notifications FAQ +## AWS managed notifications in AWS User Notifications FAQ @@ -34 +71 @@ To configure your managed notifications subscription, complete the following ste -By default, emails regarding managed notifications are sent to your existing account contacts (root, operations, billing, and security email addresses). The emails that you receive from managed notifications come from `[email protected]` instead of `[email protected]`, and the format of the email changes. If you previously set up email rules for AWS Health notifications, such as routing an email by sender ID or scraping the content of the email, then you must update this setup to match the new email format. If you require automation through push notifications, then we recommend that you evaluate AWS Health events sent through Amazon EventBridge as an alternative to managed notfications. +By default, emails regarding managed notifications are sent to your existing account contacts (root, operations, billing, and security email addresses). The emails that you receive from AWS managed notifications come from `[email protected]` instead of `[email protected]`, and the format of the email changes. If you previously set up email rules for AWS Health notifications, such as routing an email by sender ID or scraping the content of the email, then you must update this setup to match the new email format. If you require automation through push notifications, then we recommend that you evaluate AWS Health events sent through Amazon EventBridge as an alternative to managed notifications. @@ -36 +73 @@ By default, emails regarding managed notifications are sent to your existing acc -Managed notification aggregates AWS Health events that impact multiple accounts within the same AWS Organizations organization into a single aggregated notification. You can view the aggregated organization in the management account's notifications center. Managed notifications sends this aggregated notification to the management account's contacts through email. To reduce duplicate emails, managed notifications sends one notification when account contacts are shared between management and member accounts. +AWS managed notification aggregates AWS Health events that impact multiple accounts within the same AWS Organizations organization into a single aggregated notification. You can view the aggregated organization in the management account's notifications center. Managed notifications emails the aggregated notification to the management account's contacts. To reduce duplicate emails, AWS managed notifications sends one notification when account contacts are shared between management and member accounts.