AWS systems-manager medium security documentation change
Summary
Removed a note about Windows Server 2008 end-of-support and SSM Agent compatibility.
Security assessment
The removed note explicitly warned about security risks associated with using an unsupported OS (Windows Server 2008) and lack of security updates. Removing this warning reduces visibility into potential security risks, though the OS was already end-of-life.
Diff
diff --git a/systems-manager/latest/userguide/configure-proxy-ssm-agent-windows.md b/systems-manager/latest/userguide/configure-proxy-ssm-agent-windows.md index a8eada75c..019389540 100644 --- a//systems-manager/latest/userguide/configure-proxy-ssm-agent-windows.md +++ b//systems-manager/latest/userguide/configure-proxy-ssm-agent-windows.md @@ -11,4 +10,0 @@ The information in this topic applies to Windows Server instances created on or -###### Note - -As of January 14, 2020, Windows Server 2008 is no longer supported for feature or security updates from Microsoft. Legacy Amazon Machine Images (AMIs) for Windows Server 2008 and 2008 R2 still include version 2 of SSM Agent preinstalled, but Systems Manager no longer officially supports 2008 versions and no longer updates the agent for these versions of Windows Server. In addition, SSM Agent version 3 might not be compatible with all operations on Windows Server 2008 and 2008 R2. The final officially supported version of SSM Agent for Windows Server 2008 versions is 2.3.1644.0. -