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AWS mgn medium security documentation change

Service: mgn · 2025-05-10 · Security-related medium

File: mgn/latest/ug/connector-register-server-credentials.md

Summary

Clarified communication protocol recommendation, explicitly recommending HTTPS over HTTP for encrypted communication.

Security assessment

The change explicitly discourages HTTP and promotes HTTPS to ensure encrypted communication between components. This directly addresses security by emphasizing encryption for data in transit.

Diff

diff --git a/mgn/latest/ug/connector-register-server-credentials.md b/mgn/latest/ug/connector-register-server-credentials.md
index 185c7c327..708974ba0 100644
--- a//mgn/latest/ug/connector-register-server-credentials.md
+++ b//mgn/latest/ug/connector-register-server-credentials.md
@@ -31 +31 @@ In order to perform actions on your source server, you must provide source serve
-      * **Communication protocol** – the protocol used for communication between the MGN connector and source servers. Using HTTPS is recommended to ensure secure and encrypted communication between the MGN connector and the source servers.
+      * **Communication protocol** – the protocol used for communication between the MGN connector and source servers. Though you can use HTTP, we recommend that you use HTTPS to ensure secure and encrypted communication between the MGN connector and the source servers.
@@ -55,0 +56 @@ In order to perform actions on your source server, you must provide source serve
+            "WinConnectionProtocol":"HTTPS",