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AWS govcloud-us medium security documentation change

Service: govcloud-us · 2025-05-22 · Security-related medium

File: govcloud-us/latest/UserGuide/history.md

Summary

Added changelog entry documenting the new KMS key requirement for GovCloud root access key requests.

Security assessment

The changelog update explicitly links to the security-related KMS encryption requirement added in another document, providing audit trail evidence of security control implementation.

Diff

diff --git a/govcloud-us/latest/UserGuide/history.md b/govcloud-us/latest/UserGuide/history.md
index 60324023d..d0ce64d86 100644
--- a//govcloud-us/latest/UserGuide/history.md
+++ b//govcloud-us/latest/UserGuide/history.md
@@ -10,0 +11 @@ Change| Description| Date
+[Requesting root access keys for an AWS GovCloud (US) account](./govcloud-account-root-user.html)| An asymmetric KMS key is required when requesting root access keys for an AWS GovCloud (US) account.| May 21, 2026