AWS health documentation change
Summary
Removed RSS feed subscription step, reordered instructions, added EventBridge recommendation note, and updated account health access guidance
Security assessment
Encourages use of more reliable EventBridge integration over RSS feeds for security monitoring, improving operational security practices documentation.
Diff
diff --git a/health/latest/ug/aws-health-dashboard-status.md b/health/latest/ug/aws-health-dashboard-status.md index fb36ceae6..cb6e687e6 100644 --- a//health/latest/ug/aws-health-dashboard-status.md +++ b//health/latest/ug/aws-health-dashboard-status.md @@ -37,3 +37 @@ You can view the events in your local time zone or in UTC. For more information, - 3. (Optional) Next to the event, choose **RSS** to subscribe to an RSS feed for this event. You will receive notifications about this specific service in the specified AWS Region. - - 4. Choose **Service history** to view the **Service history** table. This table shows all AWS service interruptions for the last 12 months. + 3. Choose **Service history** to view the **Service history** table. This table shows all AWS service interruptions for the last 12 months. @@ -45 +43 @@ You can filter by **Service** , **AWS Region** , and date. - 5. Next to an ongoing service event, choose the status icon (  ) to view more information about the event. + 4. Next to an ongoing service event, choose the status icon (  ) to view more information about the event. @@ -47 +45 @@ You can filter by **Service** , **AWS Region** , and date. - 6. (Optional) To view this as a list of historical events, choose the list of events button. Choose any event in the event column to view more information about that specific event in the pop-up side-panel. + 5. (Optional) To view this as a list of historical events, choose the list of events button. Choose any event in the event column to view more information about that specific event in the pop-up side-panel. @@ -55 +53,3 @@ Selecting any public event after September 2023 will populate the URL in the bro - 7. (Optional) Choose **RSS** to subscribe to an RSS feed. You will receive notifications about this specific service in the specified AWS Region. + 6. (Optional) You can view the events in your local time zone or UTC. For more information, see [Time zone settings](./aws-health-account-views.html#update-time-zone). + + 7. (Optional) If you have an account, choose **Open your account health** to sign in. After you sign in, you can view events that are specific to your account. For more information, see [Getting started with your AWS Health Dashboard](./getting-started-health-dashboard.html). @@ -57 +57 @@ Selecting any public event after September 2023 will populate the URL in the bro - 8. (Optional) You can view the events in your local time zone or UTC. For more information, see [Time zone settings](./aws-health-account-views.html#update-time-zone). +###### Note @@ -59 +59 @@ Selecting any public event after September 2023 will populate the URL in the bro - 9. (Optional) If you have an account, choose **Open your account health** to sign in. After you sign in, you can view events that are specific to your account. For more information, see [Getting started with your AWS Health Dashboard](./getting-started-health-dashboard.html). +Although an RSS feed is available for health events, the format is subject to changes. So, scraping the RSS feed might not provide all the relevant data. To programmatically ingest health event data, we recommend integrating with Amazon EventBridge. For more information, see [Monitoring events in AWS Health with Amazon EventBridge](./cloudwatch-events-health.html).