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AWS aurora-dsql documentation change

Service: aurora-dsql · 2025-05-28 · Documentation medium

File: aurora-dsql/latest/userguide/doc-history.md

Summary

Updated doc history to reflect GA release of Aurora DSQL with new features (CloudWatch monitoring, data protection, AWS Backup integration) and updated IAM policy documentation for backup/restore operations, KMS key usage, and multi-region management permissions

Security assessment

The changes add documentation about security-related features including customer-managed KMS keys for encryption, enhanced data protection features, and IAM policy updates for backup/restore operations. However, there is no evidence of addressing a specific security vulnerability.

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-Amazon Aurora DSQL is provided as a Preview service. To learn more, see [Betas and Previews ](https://aws.amazon.com/service-terms/) in the AWS Service Terms. 
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@@ -13,3 +11,6 @@ Change| Description| Date
-AmazonAuroraDSQLReadOnlyAccess update|  Includes the ability to determine the correct VPC endpoint service name when connecting to your Aurora DSQL clusters through AWS PrivateLink Aurora DSQL creates unique endpoints per cell, so this API helps ensure you can identify the correct endpoint for your cluster and avoid connection errors. For more information, see For more information, see [AmazonAuroraDSQLReadOnlyAccess](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/aurora-dsql/latest/userguide/security-iam-awsmanpol.html#security-iam-awsmanpol-AmazonAuroraDSQLReadOnlyAccess) and [Using service-linked roles in Aurora DSQL ](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/aurora-dsql/latest/userguide/working-with-service-linked-roles.html) and [Using service-linked roles in Aurora DSQL ](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/aurora-dsql/latest/userguide/working-with-service-linked-roles.html). | May 13, 2025  
-AmazonAuroraDSQLFullAccess update| The policy adds four new permissions to create and manage database clusters across multiple AWS Regions: `PutMultiRegionProperties`, `PutWitnessRegion`, `AddPeerCluster`, and `RemovePeerCluster`. These permissions include resource-level controls and condition keys so you can control which clusters users you can modify. The policy also adds the `GetVpcEndpointServiceName` permission to help you connect to your Aurora DSQL clusters through AWS PrivateLink. For more information, see [AmazonAuroraDSQLConsoleFullAccess](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/aurora-dsql/latest/userguide/security-iam-awsmanpol.html#security-iam-awsmanpol-AmazonAuroraDSQLConsoleFullAccess) and [Using service-linked roles in Aurora DSQL ](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/aurora-dsql/latest/userguide/working-with-service-linked-roles.html) and and [Using service-linked roles in Aurora DSQL ](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/aurora-dsql/latest/userguide/working-with-service-linked-roles.html).| May 13, 2025  
-AmazonAuroraDSQLConsoleFullAccess update|  Adds new permissions to Aurora DSQL to support multi-Region cluster management and VPC endpoint connection. The new permissions include: `PutMultiRegionProperties` `PutWitnessRegion` `AddPeerCluster` `RemovePeerCluster` `GetVpcEndpointServiceName`. [AmazonAuroraDSQLConsoleFullAccess](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/aurora-dsql/latest/userguide/security-iam-awsmanpol.html#security-iam-awsmanpol-AmazonAuroraDSQLConsoleFullAccess) and [Using service-linked roles in Aurora DSQL ](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/aurora-dsql/latest/userguide/working-with-service-linked-roles.html) and [Using service-linked roles in Aurora DSQL ](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/aurora-dsql/latest/userguide/working-with-service-linked-roles.html).| May 13, 2025  
+General availability (GA) of Amazon Aurora DSQL | Amazon Aurora DSQL is now generally available with added support for CloudWatch monitoring, enhanced data protection features, and AWS Backup integration. For more information, see [Monitoring Aurora DSQL with CloudWatch](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/aurora-dsql/latest/userguide/cloudwatch-monitoring.html), [Backup and restore for Amazon Aurora DSQL](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/aurora-dsql/latest/userguide/backup-aurora-dsql.html), and [Data encryption for Amazon Aurora DSQL](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/aurora-dsql/latest/userguide/data-encryption.html).| May 27, 2025  
+AmazonAuroraDSQLFullAccess update| Adds the capability to perform backup and restore operations for Aurora DSQL clusters, including starting, stopping, and monitoring jobs. It also adds the capability to use customer-managed KMS keys for cluster encryption. For more information, see [AmazonAuroraDSQLFullAccess](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/aurora-dsql/latest/userguide/security-iam-awsmanpol.html#security-iam-awsmanpol-AmazonAuroraDSQLFullAccess) and [Using service-linked roles in Aurora DSQL ](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/aurora-dsql/latest/userguide/working-with-service-linked-roles.html).| May 21, 2025  
+AmazonAuroraDSQLConsoleFullAccess update| Adds the capability to perform backup and restore operations for Aurora DSQL clusters through the AWS Console Home. This includes starting, stopping, and monitoring jobs. It also supports using customer-managed KMS keys for cluster encryption and launching AWS CloudShell. For more information, see [AmazonAuroraDSQLConsoleFullAccess](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/aurora-dsql/latest/userguide/security-iam-awsmanpol.html#security-iam-awsmanpol-AmazonAuroraDSQLConsoleFullAccess) and [Using service-linked roles in Aurora DSQL ](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/aurora-dsql/latest/userguide/working-with-service-linked-roles.html).| May 21, 2025  
+AmazonAuroraDSQLReadOnlyAccess update| Includes the ability to determine the correct VPC endpoint service name when connecting to your Aurora DSQL clusters through AWS PrivateLink Aurora DSQL creates unique endpoints per cell, so this API helps ensure you can identify the correct endpoint for your cluster and avoid connection errors. For more information, see [AmazonAuroraDSQLReadOnlyAccess](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/aurora-dsql/latest/userguide/security-iam-awsmanpol.html#security-iam-awsmanpol-AmazonAuroraDSQLReadOnlyAccess) and [Using service-linked roles in Aurora DSQL ](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/aurora-dsql/latest/userguide/working-with-service-linked-roles.html). | May 13, 2025  
+AmazonAuroraDSQLFullAccess update| The policy adds four new permissions to create and manage database clusters across multiple AWS Regions: `PutMultiRegionProperties`, `PutWitnessRegion`, `AddPeerCluster`, and `RemovePeerCluster`. These permissions include resource-level controls and condition keys so you can control which clusters users you can modify. The policy also adds the `GetVpcEndpointServiceName` permission to help you connect to your Aurora DSQL clusters through AWS PrivateLink. For more information, see [AmazonAuroraDSQLConsoleFullAccess](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/aurora-dsql/latest/userguide/security-iam-awsmanpol.html#security-iam-awsmanpol-AmazonAuroraDSQLConsoleFullAccess) and [Using service-linked roles in Aurora DSQL ](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/aurora-dsql/latest/userguide/working-with-service-linked-roles.html).| May 13, 2025  
+AmazonAuroraDSQLConsoleFullAccess update|  Adds new permissions to Aurora DSQL to support multi-Region cluster management and VPC endpoint connection. The new permissions include: `PutMultiRegionProperties` `PutWitnessRegion` `AddPeerCluster` `RemovePeerCluster` `GetVpcEndpointServiceName`. See[AmazonAuroraDSQLConsoleFullAccess](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/aurora-dsql/latest/userguide/security-iam-awsmanpol.html#security-iam-awsmanpol-AmazonAuroraDSQLConsoleFullAccess) and [Using service-linked roles in Aurora DSQL ](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/aurora-dsql/latest/userguide/working-with-service-linked-roles.html).| May 13, 2025