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AWS cloud-map high security documentation change

Service: cloud-map · 2025-10-22 · Security-related high

File: cloud-map/latest/dg/infrastructure-security.md

Summary

Removed explicit requirement for request signing with access keys or STS credentials

Security assessment

The removed line explicitly stated the requirement for request signing - a critical security control. Removing this documentation could lead to misconfigurations where users might disable authentication requirements, creating potential unauthorized access risks.

Diff

diff --git a/cloud-map/latest/dg/infrastructure-security.md b/cloud-map/latest/dg/infrastructure-security.md
index 728ee06b1..88effe679 100644
--- a//cloud-map/latest/dg/infrastructure-security.md
+++ b//cloud-map/latest/dg/infrastructure-security.md
@@ -18,2 +17,0 @@ You use AWS published API calls to access AWS Cloud Map through the network. Cli
-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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