AWS iot-wireless documentation change
Summary
Updated terminology to 'Sidewalk-enabled devices', added technical details about communication protocols, expanded service capabilities documentation, and updated API links
Security assessment
While the changes emphasize the secure nature of Amazon Sidewalk and add details about location data handling, these appear to be descriptive improvements rather than responses to security vulnerabilities. The security mentions ('secure community network') were already present in previous versions.
Diff
diff --git a/iot-wireless/latest/developerguide/iot-sidewalk.md b/iot-wireless/latest/developerguide/iot-sidewalk.md index 9fb5e62ae..de4d1875d 100644 --- a//iot-wireless/latest/developerguide/iot-sidewalk.md +++ b//iot-wireless/latest/developerguide/iot-sidewalk.md @@ -9 +9 @@ Features of AWS IoT Core for Amazon SidewalkAccessing AWS IoT Core for Amazon Si -AWS IoT Core for Amazon Sidewalk provides the cloud services that you can use to connect your Sidewalk end devices to the AWS Cloud and use other AWS services. +AWS IoT Core for Amazon Sidewalk provides the cloud services that you can use to connect your Sidewalk-enabled devices to the AWS Cloud and use other AWS services. @@ -11 +11,3 @@ AWS IoT Core for Amazon Sidewalk provides the cloud services that you can use to -Amazon Sidewalk is a secure, shared network that enables devices in your community to get connected and stay connected. Amazon Sidewalk transfers data between Sidewalk end devices and Sidewalk gateways, and between Sidewalk gateways and the Sidewalk cloud. +Amazon Sidewalk is a secure community network that uses Amazon Sidewalk Gateways (also called Sidewalk Bridges), such as compatible Amazon Echo and Ring devices, to provide cloud connectivity for IoT; endpoint devices. Amazon Sidewalk enables low-bandwidth and long-range connectivity at home and beyond using Bluetooth Low Energy for short-distance communication and LoRa and FSK radio protocols at 900MHz frequencies to cover longer distances. + +AWS IoT Core for AWS IoT Core for Amazon Sidewalk acts as a bridge to move data between your Sidewalk -enabled devices and AWS Cloud services. @@ -25 +27 @@ Amazon Sidewalk is a secure, shared network that enables devices in your communi - * [Getting started with AWS IoT Core for Amazon Sidewalk](./sidewalk-getting-started.html) + * [Get started using AWS IoT Core for Amazon Sidewalk](./sidewalk-getting-started.html) @@ -42 +44 @@ Using AWS IoT Core for Amazon Sidewalk, you can: - * Create a destination that uses AWS IoT rules to process incoming payload messages and to interact with other AWS services. + * Create a destination that uses AWS IoT rules to process incoming payload messages and to route the messages to over 20 AWS services and third-party applications. @@ -49,0 +52,2 @@ Using AWS IoT Core for Amazon Sidewalk, you can: + * Enable "Position" to resolve the location data of your Amazon Sidewalk enabled devices in the cloud. For more information, see [Introduction to onboarding your Sidewalk devices](./sidewalk-getting-started.html#sidewalk-gs-workflow).. + @@ -63 +67 @@ To onboard your Sidewalk end devices, sign in to the AWS Management Console and -You can onboard both Sidewalk and LoRaWAN devices by using the [AWS IoT Wireless API operations](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/iot-wireless/2020-11-22/apireference/). The AWS IoT Wireless API that AWS IoT Core is built on is supported by the AWS SDK. For more information, see [AWS SDKs and Toolkits](https://aws.amazon.com/developer/tools/). +You can onboard both Sidewalk and LoRaWAN devices by using the [AWS IoT Wireless API operations](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/iot-wireless/latest/apireference/). The AWS IoT Wireless APIs are part of the AWS IoT Core and are supported by the AWS SDK. For more information, see [AWS SDKs and Toolkits](https://aws.amazon.com/developer/tools/).