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AWS outposts high security documentation change

Service: outposts · 2025-06-13 · Security-related high

File: outposts/latest/server-userguide/shipping-outposts-server.md

Summary

Added step to destroy Nitro Security Key (NSK) for cryptographic data shredding during server return.

Security assessment

Explicitly addresses data security by ensuring cryptographic destruction of sensitive data on decommissioned hardware, preventing potential data leakage.

Diff

diff --git a/outposts/latest/server-userguide/shipping-outposts-server.md b/outposts/latest/server-userguide/shipping-outposts-server.md
index 9950a0f35..77d7ca075 100644
--- a//outposts/latest/server-userguide/shipping-outposts-server.md
+++ b//outposts/latest/server-userguide/shipping-outposts-server.md
@@ -45,0 +46,2 @@ For the list of Outpost resources that can be shared, see [Shareable Outpost res
+  5. Destroy the Nitro Security Key (NSK) to cryptographically shred your data on the server. To destroy your NSK, follow the instructions in [Cryptographically shred server data](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/outposts/latest/server-userguide/outpost-maintenance.html#outpost-server-cryptographically-shred-data).
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