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AWS prescriptive-guidance documentation change

Service: prescriptive-guidance · 2025-07-16 · Documentation medium

File: prescriptive-guidance/latest/privacy-reference-architecture/require-attestation-for-kms-key.md

Summary

Removed KMS key policy requiring Nitro Enclave attestation

Security assessment

Eliminated documentation about cryptographic attestation controls without security justification

Diff

diff --git a/prescriptive-guidance/latest/privacy-reference-architecture/require-attestation-for-kms-key.md b/prescriptive-guidance/latest/privacy-reference-architecture/require-attestation-for-kms-key.md
index 615026eb4..c8183b63a 100644
--- a//prescriptive-guidance/latest/privacy-reference-architecture/require-attestation-for-kms-key.md
+++ b//prescriptive-guidance/latest/privacy-reference-architecture/require-attestation-for-kms-key.md
@@ -13,30 +12,0 @@ The following AWS Key Management Service (AWS KMS) key policy allows AWS Nitro E
-    {
-       "Version": "2012-10-17",
-       "Statement": [
-          {
-             "Sid": "Enable enclave data processing",
-             "Effect": "Allow",
-             "Principal": {
-                "AWS": "arn:aws:iam::123456789012:role/data-processing"
-             },
-             "Action": [
-                "kms:Decrypt",
-                "kms:GenerateDataKey",
-                "kms:GenerateRandom"
-             ],
-             "Resource": "*",
-             "Condition": {
-                "StringEqualsIgnoreCase": {
-                   "kms:RecipientAttestation:ImageSha384": "EXAMPLE8abcdef7abcdef6abcdef5abcdef4abcdef3abcdef2abcdef1abcdef1abcdef0abcdef1abcdEXAMPLE",
-                   "kms:RecipientAttestation:PCR0": "EXAMPLEbc2ecbb68ed99a13d7122abfc0666b926a79d5379bc58b9445c84217f59cfdd36c08b2c79552928702EXAMPLE",
-                   "kms:RecipientAttestation:PCR1": "EXAMPLE050abf6b993c915505f3220e2d82b51aff830ad14cbecc2eec1bf0b4ae749d311c663f464cde9f718aEXAMPLE",
-                   "kms:RecipientAttestation:PCR2": "EXAMPLEc300289e872e6ac4d19b0b5ac4a9b020c98295643ff3978610750ce6a86f7edff24e3c0a4a445f2ff8EXAMPLE",
-                   "kms:RecipientAttestation:PCR3": "EXAMPLE11de9baee597508183477f097ae385d4a2c885aa655432365b53b812694e230bbe8e1bb1b8de748fe1EXAMPLE",
-                   "kms:RecipientAttestation:PCR4": "EXAMPLE6b9b3d89a53b13f5dfd14a1049ec0b80a9ae4b159adde479e9f7f512f33e835a0b9023ca51ada02160EXAMPLE",
-                   "kms:RecipientAttestation:PCR8": "EXAMPLE34a884328944cd806127c7784677ab60a154249fd21546a217299ccfa1ebfe4fa96a163bf41d3bcfaeEXAMPLE"
-                }
-             }
-          }
-       ]
-    }
-