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AWS AmazonS3 documentation change

Service: AmazonS3 · 2025-06-28 · Documentation low

File: AmazonS3/latest/userguide/Welcome.md

Summary

Updated documentation about S3 access points: changed capitalization consistency, added FSx for OpenZFS volume support, clarified Block Public Access application to bucket-attached access points, and updated section links.

Security assessment

The changes primarily involve capitalization corrections, expanded supported storage types, and clarification of existing security controls (Block Public Access). No specific security vulnerabilities or incidents are addressed. The Block Public Access clarification maintains existing security documentation but doesn't introduce new security features or address vulnerabilities.

Diff

diff --git a/AmazonS3/latest/userguide/Welcome.md b/AmazonS3/latest/userguide/Welcome.md
index 84d758ab9..17ba6fd63 100644
--- a//AmazonS3/latest/userguide/Welcome.md
+++ b//AmazonS3/latest/userguide/Welcome.md
@@ -156 +156 @@ Buckets and the objects in them are private and can be accessed only if you expl
-  * S3 Access Points
+  * S3 access points
@@ -254 +254 @@ In your bucket policy, you can use wildcard characters on Amazon Resource Names
-### S3 Access Points
+### S3 access points
@@ -256 +256 @@ In your bucket policy, you can use wildcard characters on Amazon Resource Names
-Amazon S3 Access Points are named network endpoints with dedicated access policies that describe how data can be accessed using that endpoint. Access Points are attached to general purpose buckets or directory buckets that you can use to perform S3 object operations, such as GetObject and PutObject. Access Points simplify managing data access at scale for shared datasets in Amazon S3. 
+Amazon S3 access points are named network endpoints with dedicated access policies that describe how data can be accessed using that endpoint. Access points are attached to an underlying data source, such as a general purpose bucket, directory bucket, or a FSx for OpenZFS volume, that you can use to perform S3 object operations, such as `GetObject` and `PutObject`. Access points simplify managing data access at scale for shared datasets in Amazon S3. 
@@ -258 +258 @@ Amazon S3 Access Points are named network endpoints with dedicated access polici
-Each access point has its own access point policy. You can configure [Block Public Access](./access-control-block-public-access.html) settings for each access point. To restrict Amazon S3 data access to a private network, you can also configure any access point to accept requests only from a virtual private cloud (VPC).
+Each access point has its own access point policy. You can configure [Block Public Access](./access-control-block-public-access.html) settings for each access point attached to a bucket. To restrict Amazon S3 data access to a private network, you can also configure any access point to accept requests only from a virtual private cloud (VPC).
@@ -260 +260 @@ Each access point has its own access point policy. You can configure [Block Publ
-For more information about access points for general purpose buckets, see [Managing access to shared datasets in general purpose buckets with access points](./access-points.html). For more information about access points for directory buckets, see [Managing access to shared datasets in directory buckets with access points](./access-points-directory-buckets.html). 
+For more information about access points for general purpose buckets, see [Managing access to shared datasets with access points](./access-points.html). For more information about access points for directory buckets, see [Managing access to shared datasets in directory buckets with access points](./access-points-directory-buckets.html).