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AWS AmazonS3 documentation change

Service: AmazonS3 · 2025-10-22 · Documentation low

File: AmazonS3/latest/userguide/s3-tables-logging.md

Summary

Documented CloudTrail management events for S3 Tables maintenance operations

Security assessment

Added details about maintenance event logging enhance audit capabilities without evidence of addressing a security flaw.

Diff

diff --git a/AmazonS3/latest/userguide/s3-tables-logging.md b/AmazonS3/latest/userguide/s3-tables-logging.md
index 4f37de8aa..0d8104782 100644
--- a//AmazonS3/latest/userguide/s3-tables-logging.md
+++ b//AmazonS3/latest/userguide/s3-tables-logging.md
@@ -5 +5 @@
-CloudTrail management events for S3 Tables CloudTrail data events for S3 Tables 
+CloudTrail management events for S3 Tables CloudTrail management events for S3 Tables maintenance CloudTrail data events for S3 Tables 
@@ -15 +15 @@ Management events provide information about management operations that are perfo
-By default, CloudTrail logs management events for S3 Tables. The `eventsource` for CloudTrail management events for S3 Tables is ` s3tables.amazonaws.com`. When you set up your AWS account, CloudTrail management events are enabled by default. The following management events are logged to CloudTrail. 
+By default, CloudTrail logs management events for S3 Tables. The `eventsource` for CloudTrail management events for S3 Tables is ` s3tables.amazonaws.com`. When you set up your AWS account, CloudTrail management events are enabled by default. The following API actions are tracked by CloudTrail and logged as management events. 
@@ -73,0 +74,25 @@ For more information on CloudTrail management events, see [Logging management ev
+## CloudTrail management events for S3 Tables maintenance 
+
+S3 logs automatic maintenance operations as `TablesMaintenanceEvent` management events in CloudTrail. These events occur during operations like compaction and snapshot expiration. For more information about S3 table maintenance, see [Maintenance for tables](./s3-tables-maintenance.html).
+
+### How to identify maintenance events
+
+You can identify S3 Tables maintenance events in CloudTrail logs by these attribute values:
+
+  * `eventSource: s3tables.amazonaws.com`
+
+  * `eventType: AwsServiceEvent`
+
+  * `userAgent: maintenance.s3tables.amazonaws.com`
+
+  * `activityType:`
+
+    * `IcebergCompaction` (for compaction)
+
+    * `IcebergSnapshotManagement` (for snapshot expiration)
+
+
+
+
+For an example of a compaction maintenance event, see [Example – CloudTrail log file for a table maintenance management event](./s3-tables-log-files.html#example-ct-log-s3tables-3).
+
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-Restrictions and limitations
+Logging and monitoring