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AWS AmazonCloudWatch documentation change

Service: AmazonCloudWatch · 2025-10-22 · Documentation low

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

Summary

Removed details about request signing requirements using access keys or AWS STS temporary credentials

Security assessment

The removed content described standard AWS authentication mechanisms but did not indicate a resolved vulnerability. No evidence suggests this deletion addresses a security flaw; it may streamline redundant documentation.

Diff

diff --git a/AmazonCloudWatch/latest/monitoring/infrastructure-security.md b/AmazonCloudWatch/latest/monitoring/infrastructure-security.md
index 64ffddc4e..46501ccf6 100644
--- a//AmazonCloudWatch/latest/monitoring/infrastructure-security.md
+++ b//AmazonCloudWatch/latest/monitoring/infrastructure-security.md
@@ -20,2 +19,0 @@ You use AWS published API calls to access CloudWatch through the network. Client
-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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