AWS dms documentation change

Service: dms · 2025-05-10 · Documentation low

File: dms/latest/userguide/CHAP_Validating.md

Summary

Added 'BINARY' to list of prohibited primary key column types for enhanced data validation

Security assessment

Expanding prohibited data types for primary keys improves validation accuracy but does not address a specific security vulnerability. This is a documentation correction to prevent user errors rather than mitigate security risks.

Diff

diff --git a/dms/latest/userguide/CHAP_Validating.md b/dms/latest/userguide/CHAP_Validating.md
index 490c58211..94f38dd6f 100644
--- a//dms/latest/userguide/CHAP_Validating.md
+++ b//dms/latest/userguide/CHAP_Validating.md
@@ -453 +453 @@ This enhanced data validation feature has the following limitations:
-    * Primary key columns can't be of type `CLOB`, `BLOB`, or `BYTE`.
+    * Primary key columns cannott be of type `CLOB`, `BLOB`, `BINARY`, or `BYTE`.