AWS aws-backup documentation change

Service: aws-backup · 2025-11-22 · Documentation high

File: aws-backup/latest/devguide/API_UpdateBackupPlan.md

Summary

Added ScanActions and ScanSettings fields to backup plan configuration, enabling malware scanning during backups.

Security assessment

Adds configuration options for malware scanning in backup workflows. This enhances security documentation but doesn't fix a specific vulnerability.

Diff

diff --git a/aws-backup/latest/devguide/API_UpdateBackupPlan.md b/aws-backup/latest/devguide/API_UpdateBackupPlan.md
index 46b908d9f..e3e1ac1bd 100644
--- a//aws-backup/latest/devguide/API_UpdateBackupPlan.md
+++ b//aws-backup/latest/devguide/API_UpdateBackupPlan.md
@@ -57,0 +58,6 @@ Updates the specified backup plan. The new version is uniquely identified by its
+                "[ScanActions](./API_BackupRuleInput.html#Backup-Type-BackupRuleInput-ScanActions)": [ 
+                   { 
+                      "[MalwareScanner](./API_ScanAction.html#Backup-Type-ScanAction-MalwareScanner)": "string",
+                      "[ScanMode](./API_ScanAction.html#Backup-Type-ScanAction-ScanMode)": "string"
+                   }
+                ],
@@ -63,0 +70,7 @@ Updates the specified backup plan. The new version is uniquely identified by its
+          ],
+          "[ScanSettings](./API_BackupPlanInput.html#Backup-Type-BackupPlanInput-ScanSettings)": [ 
+             { 
+                "[MalwareScanner](./API_ScanSetting.html#Backup-Type-ScanSetting-MalwareScanner)": "string",
+                "[ResourceTypes](./API_ScanSetting.html#Backup-Type-ScanSetting-ResourceTypes)": [ "string" ],
+                "[ScannerRoleArn](./API_ScanSetting.html#Backup-Type-ScanSetting-ScannerRoleArn)": "string"
+             }
@@ -109,0 +123,7 @@ Required: Yes
+       "ScanSettings": [ 
+          { 
+             "[MalwareScanner](./API_ScanSetting.html#Backup-Type-ScanSetting-MalwareScanner)": "**_string_** ",
+             "[ResourceTypes](./API_ScanSetting.html#Backup-Type-ScanSetting-ResourceTypes)": [ "**_string_** " ],
+             "[ScannerRoleArn](./API_ScanSetting.html#Backup-Type-ScanSetting-ScannerRoleArn)": "**_string_** "
+          }
+       ],
@@ -146,0 +167,7 @@ Type: Timestamp
+**ScanSettings **
+    
+
+Contains your scanning configuration for the backup plan and includes the Malware scanner, your selected resources, and scanner role.
+
+Type: Array of [ScanSetting](./API_ScanSetting.html) objects
+