AWS Security ChangesHomeSearch

AWS autoscaling high security documentation change

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

File: autoscaling/plans/userguide/infrastructure-security.md

Summary

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

Security assessment

Removal of authentication requirements documentation creates security risk by omitting essential API security practices. Directly weakens security guidance.

Diff

diff --git a/autoscaling/plans/userguide/infrastructure-security.md b/autoscaling/plans/userguide/infrastructure-security.md
index 16659857f..cc6e8d21d 100644
--- a//autoscaling/plans/userguide/infrastructure-security.md
+++ b//autoscaling/plans/userguide/infrastructure-security.md
@@ -18,2 +17,0 @@ You use AWS published API calls to access AWS Auto Scaling through the network.
-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.
-