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AWS AmazonCloudWatch high security documentation change

Service: AmazonCloudWatch · 2025-10-22 · Security-related high

File: AmazonCloudWatch/latest/logs/infrastructure-security.md

Summary

Removed details about API request signing requirements using access keys or STS tokens

Security assessment

Removal of critical authentication requirements documentation could lead to insecure API configurations. This directly impacts security posture by omitting mandatory signing procedures.

Diff

diff --git a/AmazonCloudWatch/latest/logs/infrastructure-security.md b/AmazonCloudWatch/latest/logs/infrastructure-security.md
index b957767ac..0719afe17 100644
--- a//AmazonCloudWatch/latest/logs/infrastructure-security.md
+++ b//AmazonCloudWatch/latest/logs/infrastructure-security.md
@@ -18,2 +17,0 @@ You use AWS published API calls to access CloudWatch Logs through the network. C
-Additionally, requests must be signed by using an access key ID and a secret access key that is associated with an IAM principal. Or you can use the [AWS Security Token Service](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/STS/latest/APIReference/welcome.html) (AWS STS) to generate temporary security credentials to sign requests.
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