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AWS prescriptive-guidance medium security documentation change

Service: prescriptive-guidance · 2025-11-22 · Security-related medium

File: prescriptive-guidance/latest/aws-directory-service-for-microsoft-ad-well-architected-analysis/security-pillar.md

Summary

Updated reference link for SMBv1 disablement guidance from Azure blog to Microsoft Secure Infrastructure Blog

Security assessment

The change updates a security best practice reference about disabling SMBv1, which is a known security vulnerability. While the guidance itself is security-related, the change only corrects the source URL rather than introducing new security content.

Diff

diff --git a/prescriptive-guidance/latest/aws-directory-service-for-microsoft-ad-well-architected-analysis/security-pillar.md b/prescriptive-guidance/latest/aws-directory-service-for-microsoft-ad-well-architected-analysis/security-pillar.md
index f9b2a8b3d..6714a0f17 100644
--- a//prescriptive-guidance/latest/aws-directory-service-for-microsoft-ad-well-architected-analysis/security-pillar.md
+++ b//prescriptive-guidance/latest/aws-directory-service-for-microsoft-ad-well-architected-analysis/security-pillar.md
@@ -50 +50 @@ The security pillar focuses on protecting information and systems. The following
-  * Track **SMBv1** remote connections and gradually deactivate it. For more information, see [Safely disabling SMB v1 from your production environment](https://azurecloudai.blog/2018/12/17/step-by-step-safely-disabling-smb-v1-from-your-production-environment/) on the Azure Cloud & AI Domain Blog.
+  * Track **SMBv1** remote connections and gradually deactivate it. For more information, see [Safely disabling SMB v1 from your production environment](https://mymeasi.wordpress.com/2018/12/17/step-by-step-safely-disabling-smb-v1-from-your-production-environment/) on the Microsoft Secure Infrastructure Blog.