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AWS opsworks documentation change

Service: opsworks · 2025-07-10 · Documentation medium

File: opsworks/latest/userguide/opscm-chef-dashboard.md

Summary

Removed detailed SSL certificate installation instructions and notes about trusting old/new certificates.

Security assessment

The removal of SSL certificate steps might relate to certificate lifecycle changes, but there's no explicit evidence of a security issue. Documentation about certificate trust is removed, but no new security features are added.

Diff

diff --git a/opsworks/latest/userguide/opscm-chef-dashboard.md b/opsworks/latest/userguide/opscm-chef-dashboard.md
index 210223099..934a29830 100644
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@@ -15,23 +14,0 @@ When you attempt to connect to the dashboard webpage, certificate warnings appea
-###### To install the AWS OpsWorks SSL certificate
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-  * Choose the certificate that matches your system.
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-    * For Linux or MacOS-based systems, download the file with the **PEM** filename extension from the following Amazon S3 location: [https://s3.amazonaws.com/opsworks-cm-us-east-1-prod-default-assets/misc/opsworks-cm-ca-2016-root.pem](https://s3.amazonaws.com/opsworks-cm-us-east-1-prod-default-assets/misc/opsworks-cm-ca-2016-root.pem).
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-###### Note
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-Additionally, download a newer PEM file from the following location: [https://s3.amazonaws.com/opsworks-cm-us-east-1-prod-default-assets/misc/opsworks-cm-ca-2020-root.pem](https://s3.amazonaws.com/opsworks-cm-us-east-1-prod-default-assets/misc/opsworks-cm-ca-2020-root.pem). Because AWS OpsWorks for Chef Automate is currently renewing its root certificates, you must trust both old and new certificates.
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-For more information about how to manage SSL certificates on MacOS, see [Get information about a certificate in Keychain Access on Mac](https://support.apple.com/guide/keychain-access/get-information-about-a-certificate-kyca15178/11.0/mac/11.0) on the Apple Support website.
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-    * For Windows-based systems, download the file with the **P7B** filename extension from the following Amazon S3 location: [https://s3.amazonaws.com/opsworks-cm-us-east-1-prod-default-assets/misc/opsworks-cm-ca-2016-root.p7b](https://s3.amazonaws.com/opsworks-cm-us-east-1-prod-default-assets/misc/opsworks-cm-ca-2016-root.p7b).
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-###### Note
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-Additionally, download a newer P7B file from the following location: [https://s3.amazonaws.com/opsworks-cm-us-east-1-prod-default-assets/misc/opsworks-cm-ca-2020-root.p7b](https://s3.amazonaws.com/opsworks-cm-us-east-1-prod-default-assets/misc/opsworks-cm-ca-2020-root.p7b). Because AWS OpsWorks for Chef Automate is currently renewing its root certificates, you must trust both old and new certificates.
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-For more information about how to install an SSL certificate on Windows, see [Manage Trusted Root Certificates](https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc754841.aspx) on Microsoft TechNet.
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