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AWS cognito documentation change

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

File: cognito/latest/developerguide/data-protection.md

Summary

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

Security assessment

Deleted content described standard AWS authentication mechanisms rather than addressing a specific security issue. The removal simplifies documentation but doesn't eliminate critical security guidance - authentication requirements remain implied through other context.

Diff

diff --git a/cognito/latest/developerguide/data-protection.md b/cognito/latest/developerguide/data-protection.md
index f405d6191..ab328257b 100644
--- a//cognito/latest/developerguide/data-protection.md
+++ b//cognito/latest/developerguide/data-protection.md
@@ -49,2 +48,0 @@ You use AWS published API calls to access Amazon Cognito through the network. Cl
-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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