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AWS cli documentation change

Service: cli · 2025-08-10 · Documentation low

File: cli/latest/reference/transcribe/start-transcription-job.md

Summary

Updated KMS key documentation to clarify ARN format requirements and expand permission requirements to include DataAccessRoleArn

Security assessment

Similar to medical transcription changes - improves documentation about encryption requirements but doesn't indicate remediation of a security issue

Diff

diff --git a/cli/latest/reference/transcribe/start-transcription-job.md b/cli/latest/reference/transcribe/start-transcription-job.md
index 74356ada8..d4c0550d3 100644
--- a//cli/latest/reference/transcribe/start-transcription-job.md
+++ b//cli/latest/reference/transcribe/start-transcription-job.md
@@ -15 +15 @@
-  * [AWS CLI 2.28.4 Command Reference](../../index.html) »
+  * [AWS CLI 2.28.6 Command Reference](../../index.html) »
@@ -350 +350 @@ JSON Syntax:
-> The KMS key you want to use to encrypt your transcription output.
+> The Amazon Resource Name (ARN) of a KMS key that you want to use to encrypt your transcription output.
@@ -352,15 +352 @@ JSON Syntax:
-> If using a key located in the **current** Amazon Web Services account, you can specify your KMS key in one of four ways:
-> 
->   * Use the KMS key ID itself. For example, `1234abcd-12ab-34cd-56ef-1234567890ab` .
->   * Use an alias for the KMS key ID. For example, `alias/ExampleAlias` .
->   * Use the Amazon Resource Name (ARN) for the KMS key ID. For example, `arn:aws:kms:region:account-ID:key/1234abcd-12ab-34cd-56ef-1234567890ab` .
->   * Use the ARN for the KMS key alias. For example, `arn:aws:kms:region:account-ID:alias/ExampleAlias` .
-> 
-
-> 
-> If using a key located in a **different** Amazon Web Services account than the current Amazon Web Services account, you can specify your KMS key in one of two ways:
-> 
->   * Use the ARN for the KMS key ID. For example, `arn:aws:kms:region:account-ID:key/1234abcd-12ab-34cd-56ef-1234567890ab` .
->   * Use the ARN for the KMS key alias. For example, `arn:aws:kms:region:account-ID:alias/ExampleAlias` .
-> 
-
+> KMS key ARNs have the format `arn:partition:kms:region:account:key/key-id` . For example: `arn:aws:kms:us-west-2:111122223333:key/1234abcd-12ab-34cd-56ef-1234567890ab` . For more information, see [KMS key ARNs](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/kms/latest/developerguide/concepts.html#key-id-key-ARN) .
@@ -370,3 +356 @@ JSON Syntax:
-> If you specify a KMS key to encrypt your output, you must also specify an output location using the `OutputLocation` parameter.
-> 
-> Note that the role making the request must have permission to use the specified KMS key.
+> Note that the role making the request and the role specified in the `DataAccessRoleArn` request parameter (if present) must have permission to use the specified KMS key.
@@ -1933 +1917 @@ TranscriptionJob -> (structure)
-  * [AWS CLI 2.28.4 Command Reference](../../index.html) »
+  * [AWS CLI 2.28.6 Command Reference](../../index.html) »