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AWS config medium security documentation change

Service: config · 2025-10-22 · Security-related medium

File: config/latest/developerguide/rds-snapshot-encrypted.md

Summary

Excluded 'AWS Secret - West Region' from regions where RDS snapshot encryption check applies

Security assessment

The change limits the scope of encryption enforcement for RDS snapshots in a specific region, potentially exposing snapshots to unencrypted storage if deployed there

Diff

diff --git a/config/latest/developerguide/rds-snapshot-encrypted.md b/config/latest/developerguide/rds-snapshot-encrypted.md
index d7a48c580..60886bf90 100644
--- a//config/latest/developerguide/rds-snapshot-encrypted.md
+++ b//config/latest/developerguide/rds-snapshot-encrypted.md
@@ -17 +17 @@ Checks if Amazon Relational Database Service (Amazon RDS) DB snapshots are encry
-**AWS Region:** All supported AWS regions
+**AWS Region:** All supported AWS regions except AWS Secret - West Region