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AWS AmazonCloudWatch documentation change

Service: AmazonCloudWatch · 2025-12-07 · Documentation low

File: AmazonCloudWatch/latest/logs/S3ExportTasksConsole.md

Summary

Updated documentation headings and step references to clarify console-specific procedures for S3 export tasks. Added '(console)' qualifiers to differentiate from CLI instructions, removed step numbering in favor of descriptive headings, and updated cross-references.

Security assessment

The changes are primarily organizational/instructional clarifications rather than security-related updates. While IAM permissions and encryption (SSE-KMS) are mentioned, these are existing security controls being documented more clearly rather than new security features or vulnerability fixes. No concrete evidence of addressing a specific security vulnerability or weakness was found in the diff.

Diff

diff --git a/AmazonCloudWatch/latest/logs/S3ExportTasksConsole.md b/AmazonCloudWatch/latest/logs/S3ExportTasksConsole.md
index 1250bab6f..f44b1cac0 100644
--- a//AmazonCloudWatch/latest/logs/S3ExportTasksConsole.md
+++ b//AmazonCloudWatch/latest/logs/S3ExportTasksConsole.md
@@ -5 +5 @@
-Same-account exportCross-account export
+Same-account export (console)Cross-account export (console)
@@ -17 +17 @@ The details of how you set up the export depends on whether the Amazon S3 bucket
-  * Same-account export
+  * Same-account export (console)
@@ -19 +19 @@ The details of how you set up the export depends on whether the Amazon S3 bucket
-  * Cross-account export
+  * Cross-account export (console)
@@ -24 +24 @@ The details of how you set up the export depends on whether the Amazon S3 bucket
-## Same-account export
+## Same-account export (console)
@@ -30 +30 @@ If the Amazon S3 bucket is in the same account as the logs that are being export
-  * Step 1: Create an Amazon S3 bucket
+  * Create an Amazon S3 bucket (console)
@@ -32 +32 @@ If the Amazon S3 bucket is in the same account as the logs that are being export
-  * Step 2: Set up access permissions
+  * Set up access permissions (console)
@@ -34 +34 @@ If the Amazon S3 bucket is in the same account as the logs that are being export
-  * Step 3: Set permissions on an Amazon S3 bucket
+  * Set permissions on an Amazon S3 bucket (console)
@@ -36 +36 @@ If the Amazon S3 bucket is in the same account as the logs that are being export
-  * (Optional) Step 4: Exporting to a bucket encrypted with SSE-KMS
+  * (Optional) Exporting to a bucket encrypted with SSE-KMS (console)
@@ -38 +38 @@ If the Amazon S3 bucket is in the same account as the logs that are being export
-  * Step 5: Create an export task
+  * Create an export task (console)
@@ -43 +43 @@ If the Amazon S3 bucket is in the same account as the logs that are being export
-### Step 1: Create an Amazon S3 bucket
+### Create an Amazon S3 bucket (console)
@@ -68 +68 @@ The Amazon S3 bucket must reside in the same Region as the log data to export. C
-### Step 2: Set up access permissions
+### Set up access permissions (console)
@@ -70 +70 @@ The Amazon S3 bucket must reside in the same Region as the log data to export. C
-To create the export task in step 5, you'll need to be signed on with the `AmazonS3ReadOnlyAccess` IAM role and with the following permissions:
+To create the export task, you'll need to be signed on with the `AmazonS3ReadOnlyAccess` IAM role and with the following permissions:
@@ -104 +104 @@ Create a role for identity federation. Follow the instructions in [Create a role
-### Step 3: Set permissions on an Amazon S3 bucket
+### Set permissions on an Amazon S3 bucket (console)
@@ -120 +120 @@ We recommend that you also include the account ID of the account where the S3 bu
-  1. In the Amazon S3 console, choose the bucket that you created in step 1.
+  1. In the Amazon S3 console, choose the bucket that you created.
@@ -192 +192 @@ If the existing bucket already has one or more policies attached to it, add the
-### (Optional) Step 4: Exporting to a bucket encrypted with SSE-KMS
+### (Optional) Exporting to a bucket encrypted with SSE-KMS (console)
@@ -271 +271 @@ JSON
-  16. Find the bucket that you created in [Step 1: Create an S3 bucket](./S3ExportTasks.html#CreateS3Bucket) and choose the bucket name.
+  16. Find the bucket that you created in [Create an S3 bucket (CLI)](./S3ExportTasks.html#CreateS3Bucket) and choose the bucket name.
@@ -288 +288 @@ JSON
-### Step 5: Create an export task
+### Create an export task (console)
@@ -290 +290 @@ JSON
-In this step, you create the export task for exporting logs from a log group.
+In this procedure, you create the export task for exporting logs from a log group.
@@ -294 +294 @@ In this step, you create the export task for exporting logs from a log group.
-  1. Sign in with sufficient permissions as documented in Step 2: Set up access permissions.
+  1. Sign in with sufficient permissions as documented in Set up access permissions (console).
@@ -321 +321 @@ In this step, you create the export task for exporting logs from a log group.
-## Cross-account export
+## Cross-account export (console)
@@ -327 +327 @@ If the Amazon S3 bucket is in a different account than the logs that are being e
-  * Step 1: Create an Amazon S3 bucket
+  * Create an Amazon S3 bucket for cross-account export (console)
@@ -329 +329 @@ If the Amazon S3 bucket is in a different account than the logs that are being e
-  * Step 2: Set up access permissions
+  * Set up access permissions for cross-account export (console)
@@ -331 +331 @@ If the Amazon S3 bucket is in a different account than the logs that are being e
-  * Step 3: Set permissions on an S3 bucket
+  * Set permissions on an S3 bucket for cross-account export (console)
@@ -333 +333 @@ If the Amazon S3 bucket is in a different account than the logs that are being e
-  * (Optional) Step 4: Exporting to a bucket encrypted with SSE-KMS
+  * (Optional) Exporting to a bucket encrypted with SSE-KMS for cross-account export (console)
@@ -335 +335 @@ If the Amazon S3 bucket is in a different account than the logs that are being e
-  * Step 5: Create an export task
+  * Create an export task for cross-account export (console)
@@ -340 +340 @@ If the Amazon S3 bucket is in a different account than the logs that are being e
-### Step 1: Create an Amazon S3 bucket
+### Create an Amazon S3 bucket for cross-account export (console)
@@ -342 +342 @@ If the Amazon S3 bucket is in a different account than the logs that are being e
-We recommend that you use a bucket that was created specifically for CloudWatch Logs. However, if you want to use an existing bucket, you can skip to step 2.
+We recommend that you use a bucket that was created specifically for CloudWatch Logs. However, if you want to use an existing bucket, you can skip this procedure.
@@ -365 +365 @@ The Amazon S3 bucket must reside in the same Region as the log data to export. C
-### Step 2: Set up access permissions
+### Set up access permissions for cross-account export (console)
@@ -445 +445 @@ JSON
-To create the export task in step 5, you'll need to be signed on with the `AmazonS3ReadOnlyAccess` IAM role. You must also be signed on with the IAM policy that you just created, and also with the following permissions:
+To create the export task, you'll need to be signed in with the `AmazonS3ReadOnlyAccess` IAM role. You must also be signed in with the IAM policy that you just created, and also with the following permissions:
@@ -479 +479 @@ Create a role for identity federation. Follow the instructions in [Create a role
-### Step 3: Set permissions on an S3 bucket
+### Set permissions on an S3 bucket for cross-account export (console)
@@ -495 +495 @@ We recommend that you also include the account ID of the account where the S3 bu
-  1. In the Amazon S3 console, choose the bucket that you created in step 1.
+  1. In the Amazon S3 console, choose the bucket that you created.
@@ -578 +578 @@ If the existing bucket already has one or more policies attached to it, add the
-### (Optional) Step 4: Exporting to a bucket encrypted with SSE-KMS
+### (Optional) Exporting to a bucket encrypted with SSE-KMS for cross-account export (console)
@@ -580 +580 @@ If the existing bucket already has one or more policies attached to it, add the
-This step is necessary only if you are exporting to an S3 bucket that uses server-side encryption with AWS KMS keys. This encryption is known as SSE-KMS. 
+This procedure is necessary only if you are exporting to an S3 bucket that uses server-side encryption with AWS KMS keys. This encryption is known as SSE-KMS. 
@@ -669 +669 @@ JSON
-  16. Find the bucket that you created in [Step 1: Create an S3 bucket](./S3ExportTasks.html#CreateS3Bucket) and choose the bucket name.
+  16. Find the bucket that you created in [Create an S3 bucket (CLI)](./S3ExportTasks.html#CreateS3Bucket) and choose the bucket name.
@@ -686 +686 @@ JSON
-### Step 5: Create an export task
+### Create an export task for cross-account export (console)
@@ -688 +688 @@ JSON
-In this step, you create the export task for exporting logs from a log group.
+In this procedure, you create the export task for exporting logs from a log group.
@@ -692 +692 @@ In this step, you create the export task for exporting logs from a log group.
-  1. Sign in with sufficient permissions as documented in Step 2: Set up access permissions.
+  1. Sign in with sufficient permissions as documented in Set up access permissions (console).