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AWS aws-backup documentation change

Service: aws-backup · 2025-06-13 · Documentation low

File: aws-backup/latest/devguide/API_BGW_Hypervisor.md

Summary

Updated regex patterns by removing start/end anchors (^ and $) for input validation fields

Security assessment

Pattern changes relax input validation but lack explicit evidence of addressing a security vulnerability. Potential impact depends on how these patterns are enforced in practice.

Diff

diff --git a/aws-backup/latest/devguide/API_BGW_Hypervisor.md b/aws-backup/latest/devguide/API_BGW_Hypervisor.md
index 8ddf11684..fb22d6f09 100644
--- a//aws-backup/latest/devguide/API_BGW_Hypervisor.md
+++ b//aws-backup/latest/devguide/API_BGW_Hypervisor.md
@@ -24 +24 @@ Length Constraints: Minimum length of 3. Maximum length of 128.
-Pattern: `^.+$`
+Pattern: `.+`
@@ -37 +37 @@ Length Constraints: Minimum length of 50. Maximum length of 500.
-Pattern: `^arn:(aws|aws-cn|aws-us-gov):backup-gateway(:[a-zA-Z-0-9]+){3}\/[a-zA-Z-0-9]+$`
+Pattern: `arn:(aws|aws-cn|aws-us-gov):backup-gateway(:[a-zA-Z-0-9]+){3}\/[a-zA-Z-0-9]+`
@@ -50 +50 @@ Length Constraints: Minimum length of 50. Maximum length of 500.
-Pattern: `^(^arn:(aws|aws-cn|aws-us-gov):kms:([a-zA-Z0-9-]+):([0-9]+):(key|alias)/(\S+)$)|(^alias/(\S+)$)$`
+Pattern: `(^arn:(aws|aws-cn|aws-us-gov):kms:([a-zA-Z0-9-]+):([0-9]+):(key|alias)/(\S+)$)|(^alias/(\S+)$)`
@@ -63 +63 @@ Length Constraints: Minimum length of 1. Maximum length of 100.
-Pattern: `^[a-zA-Z0-9-]*$`
+Pattern: `[a-zA-Z0-9-]*`