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AWS AWSCloudFormation documentation change

Service: AWSCloudFormation · 2025-11-22 · Documentation low

File: AWSCloudFormation/latest/TemplateReference/aws-resource-secretsmanager-secret.md

Summary

Added 'Type' property documentation for third-party external secret partners

Security assessment

The new 'Type' field documents integration with third-party secret management partners, which is a security feature for managing external secrets. This enhances security documentation but does not address a specific vulnerability.

Diff

diff --git a/AWSCloudFormation/latest/TemplateReference/aws-resource-secretsmanager-secret.md b/AWSCloudFormation/latest/TemplateReference/aws-resource-secretsmanager-secret.md
index 999f0f3ea..9f327de98 100644
--- a//AWSCloudFormation/latest/TemplateReference/aws-resource-secretsmanager-secret.md
+++ b//AWSCloudFormation/latest/TemplateReference/aws-resource-secretsmanager-secret.md
@@ -37 +37,2 @@ To declare this entity in your CloudFormation template, use the following syntax
-          "Tags" : [ [Tag](./aws-properties-secretsmanager-secret-tag.html), ... ]
+          "Tags" : [ [Tag](./aws-properties-secretsmanager-secret-tag.html), ... ],
+          "Type" : String
@@ -57,0 +59 @@ To declare this entity in your CloudFormation template, use the following syntax
+      Type: String
@@ -177,0 +180,15 @@ _Required_ : No
+`Type`
+    
+
+The exact string that identifies the third-party partner that holds the external secret. For more information, see [Managed external secret partners](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/secretsmanager/latest/userguide/mes-partners.html).
+
+_Required_ : No
+
+ _Type_ : String
+
+ _Minimum_ : `0`
+
+ _Maximum_ : `256`
+
+ _Update requires_ : [No interruption](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/using-cfn-updating-stacks-update-behaviors.html#update-no-interrupt)
+