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AWS mgn high security documentation change

Service: mgn · 2025-05-13 · Security-related high

File: mgn/latest/ug/Supported-Operating-Systems.md

Summary

Expanded documentation to include Windows OS support details, added deprecation timelines for legacy Windows versions (2003/2008/7), and clarified security-related prerequisites like TLS 1.2 support and SHA-2 signature requirements

Security assessment

The change introduces concrete security-related deprecation timelines (May 2025/Feb 2026) for Windows 2003, explicitly states TLS 1.2 requirement for secure agent downloads, and mandates SHA-2 signature support - all security controls to phase out vulnerable legacy systems. The documentation of TLS version requirements and cryptographic signature standards directly addresses potential security vulnerabilities in older Windows versions.

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