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AWS xray high security documentation change

Service: xray · 2025-10-22 · Security-related high

File: xray/latest/devguide/infrastructure-security.md

Summary

Removed critical requirement for signing requests with access keys or STS temporary credentials

Security assessment

Omitting authentication requirements could lead to misconfigured security practices. This removal directly impacts awareness of fundamental security controls.

Diff

diff --git a/xray/latest/devguide/infrastructure-security.md b/xray/latest/devguide/infrastructure-security.md
index 4c4937489..6ce9b9d08 100644
--- a//xray/latest/devguide/infrastructure-security.md
+++ b//xray/latest/devguide/infrastructure-security.md
@@ -18,2 +17,0 @@ You use AWS published API calls to access X-Ray through the network. Clients mus
-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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