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AWS outposts medium security documentation change

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

File: outposts/latest/network-userguide/infrastructure-security.md

Summary

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

Security assessment

Deletion of security-critical information about authentication mechanisms (access keys/STS) could impact users' understanding of secure API access practices. Removing guidance on temporary credentials (STS) might lead to insecure permanent key usage.

Diff

diff --git a/outposts/latest/network-userguide/infrastructure-security.md b/outposts/latest/network-userguide/infrastructure-security.md
index 94f537f84..9bc7d8875 100644
--- a//outposts/latest/network-userguide/infrastructure-security.md
+++ b//outposts/latest/network-userguide/infrastructure-security.md
@@ -20,2 +19,0 @@ You use AWS published API calls to access AWS Outposts through the network. Clie
-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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