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AWS simspaceweaver documentation change

Service: simspaceweaver · 2025-10-22 · Documentation medium

File: simspaceweaver/latest/userguide/infrastructure-security.md

Summary

Removed details about request signing using access keys and AWS STS temporary credentials

Security assessment

The deletion removes documentation about standard authentication practices (access keys and STS), which are foundational to AWS security. While this reduces clarity for secure API access, there is no explicit evidence it fixes a security issue.

Diff

diff --git a/simspaceweaver/latest/userguide/infrastructure-security.md b/simspaceweaver/latest/userguide/infrastructure-security.md
index 162b05da6..0489bef89 100644
--- a//simspaceweaver/latest/userguide/infrastructure-security.md
+++ b//simspaceweaver/latest/userguide/infrastructure-security.md
@@ -22,2 +21,0 @@ You use AWS published API calls to access SimSpace Weaver through the network. C
-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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