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AWS athena documentation change

Service: athena · 2025-06-16 · Documentation low

File: athena/latest/ug/encrypting-query-results-stored-in-s3.md

Summary

Updated references from 'CMK' to 'customer managed key' in KMS key selection instructions

Security assessment

Terminology clarification improves documentation accuracy but does not indicate any security vulnerability remediation. Maintains existing guidance about encryption configuration.

Diff

diff --git a/athena/latest/ug/encrypting-query-results-stored-in-s3.md b/athena/latest/ug/encrypting-query-results-stored-in-s3.md
index c96484cc5..77928713f 100644
--- a//athena/latest/ug/encrypting-query-results-stored-in-s3.md
+++ b//athena/latest/ug/encrypting-query-results-stored-in-s3.md
@@ -46 +46 @@ If your workgroup has the **Override client-side settings** field selected, then
-     * For **Choose an AWS KMS key** , if your account has access to an existing AWS KMS customer managed key (CMK), choose its alias or enter an AWS KMS key ARN.
+     * For **Choose an AWS KMS key** , if your account has access to an existing AWS KMS customer managed key, choose its alias or enter an AWS KMS key ARN.
@@ -48 +48 @@ If your workgroup has the **Override client-side settings** field selected, then
-     * If your account doesn't have access to an existing customer managed key (CMK), choose **Create an AWS KMS key** , and then open the [AWS KMS console](https://console.aws.amazon.com/kms). For more information, see [Creating keys](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/kms/latest/developerguide/create-keys.html) in the _AWS Key Management Service Developer Guide_.
+     * If your account doesn't have access to an existing customer managed key, choose **Create an AWS KMS key** , and then open the [AWS KMS console](https://console.aws.amazon.com/kms). For more information, see [Creating keys](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/kms/latest/developerguide/create-keys.html) in the _AWS Key Management Service Developer Guide_.