AWS systems-manager low security documentation change

Service: systems-manager · 2025-06-19 · Security-related low

File: systems-manager/latest/userguide/systems-manager-release-history.md

Summary

Documented updates to just-in-time node access documentation including KMS tagging and authentication details

Security assessment

Release notes highlight security-related documentation updates (KMS tagging, authentication controls) that address potential misconfiguration risks.

Diff

diff --git a/systems-manager/latest/userguide/systems-manager-release-history.md b/systems-manager/latest/userguide/systems-manager-release-history.md
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@@ -12,0 +13,7 @@ Change| Description| Date
+Updates to just-in-time node access topics| We've made the following updates to content in the [Just-in-time node access using Systems Manager](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/systems-manager/latest/userguide/systems-manager-just-in-time-node-access.html) chapter:
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+  * Clarified authentication support for just-in-time node access. For information, see [Setting up just-in-time access with Systems Manager](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/systems-manager/latest/userguide/systems-manager-just-in-time-node-access-setting-up.html).
+  * Clarified the requirement to tag the AWS KMS keys used for Session Manager encryption and RDP recording in just-in-time node access with the tag key `SystemsManagerJustInTimeNodeAccessManaged` and tag value `true`. For information, see [Update just-in-time node access session preferences](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/systems-manager/latest/userguide/systems-manager-just-in-time-node-access-session-preferences.html) and [Configuring S3 bucket encryption for RDP recordings](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/systems-manager/latest/userguide/systems-manager-just-in-time-node-access-rdp-recording.html#rdp-recording-bucket-encryption).
+  * Updated [Configure notifications for just-in-time access requests](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/systems-manager/latest/userguide/systems-manager-just-in-time-node-access-notifications.html) with additional configuration details.
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+| June 17, 2025