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AWS AmazonElastiCache documentation change

Service: AmazonElastiCache · 2025-10-25 · Documentation low

File: AmazonElastiCache/latest/dg/auth.md

Summary

Changed terminology from 'self-designed clusters' to 'node-based clusters' in authentication documentation

Security assessment

The change appears to be terminology standardization rather than addressing security vulnerabilities. The security context about authentication tokens improving data security remains unchanged.

Diff

diff --git a/AmazonElastiCache/latest/dg/auth.md b/AmazonElastiCache/latest/dg/auth.md
index d3b4daf2a..61c3a9d5c 100644
--- a//AmazonElastiCache/latest/dg/auth.md
+++ b//AmazonElastiCache/latest/dg/auth.md
@@ -13 +13 @@ The **AUTH** has been superseded by [Role-Based Access Control (RBAC)](./Cluster
-Valkey and Redis OSS authentication tokens or passwords enable Valkey and Redis OSS to require a password before allowing clients to run commands, thereby improving data security. The **AUTH** is available for self-designed clusters only.
+Valkey and Redis OSS authentication tokens or passwords enable Valkey and Redis OSS to require a password before allowing clients to run commands, thereby improving data security. The **AUTH** is available for node-based clusters only.