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AWS datasync documentation change

Service: datasync · 2025-07-18 · Documentation low

File: datasync/latest/userguide/API_DescribeLocationSmb.md

Summary

Updated DNS server documentation to include IPv6 addresses for SMB file servers when using Kerberos authentication.

Security assessment

This change adds IPv6 support documentation but does not address a specific security vulnerability or add security-specific guidance. It is a feature update rather than a security-related correction.

Diff

diff --git a/datasync/latest/userguide/API_DescribeLocationSmb.md b/datasync/latest/userguide/API_DescribeLocationSmb.md
index f9d628b5b..856194c90 100644
--- a//datasync/latest/userguide/API_DescribeLocationSmb.md
+++ b//datasync/latest/userguide/API_DescribeLocationSmb.md
@@ -93 +93 @@ Type: Timestamp
-The IPv4 addresses for the DNS servers that your SMB file server belongs to. This element applies only if `AuthenticationType` is set to `KERBEROS`.
+The IPv4 or IPv6 addresses for the DNS servers that your SMB file server belongs to. This element applies only if `AuthenticationType` is set to `KERBEROS`.