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AWS aws-backup documentation change

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

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

Summary

Added malware scanning quotas section with GuardDuty integration limits.

Security assessment

Documents operational limits for new malware scanning feature. Enhances security documentation but doesn't address a specific vulnerability.

Diff

diff --git a/aws-backup/latest/devguide/aws-backup-limits.md b/aws-backup/latest/devguide/aws-backup-limits.md
index 45353a02e..f53d4d4f9 100644
--- a//aws-backup/latest/devguide/aws-backup-limits.md
+++ b//aws-backup/latest/devguide/aws-backup-limits.md
@@ -5 +5 @@
-BackupBackup index and search quotasPolicy quotasAmazon Timestream resource quotasAWS Backup Audit Manager quotasRestore testing plan quotasAWS Backup gateway quotasAmazon EKS quotasLogically air-gapped vault quotasRelated quotas
+BackupBackup index and search quotasPolicy quotasMalware scanning quotasAmazon Timestream resource quotasAWS Backup Audit Manager quotasRestore testing plan quotasAWS Backup gateway quotasAmazon EKS quotasLogically air-gapped vault quotasRelated quotas
@@ -18,0 +19,2 @@ The following quotas apply when working with AWS Backup.
+  * Malware scanning quotas
+
@@ -84,0 +87,16 @@ Conditions in a resource assignment in a backup plan | 30 | No
+## Malware scanning quotas
+
+The following table lists quotas for AWS Backup malware scanning with Amazon GuardDuty.
+
+Name | Default | Adjustable  
+---|---|---  
+Running scan jobs per resource per account | 5 | Yes  
+Running scan jobs per recovery point per account | 1 | No  
+Running scan jobs per account | 150 | Yes  
+Created scan jobs per resource per account | 10 | No  
+Incremental scan base constraint | 1 | No  
+  
+When you hit your created scan jobs per resource per account limit, we will fail oldest queued job.
+
+You might also encounter quotas imposed by Amazon GuardDuty. For more information, see [Amazon GuardDuty quotas](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/guardduty/latest/ug/guardduty_limits.html) in the _AWS General Reference_.
+