AWS cloudhsm medium security documentation change

Service: cloudhsm · 2025-12-07 · Security-related medium

File: cloudhsm/latest/userguide/openssl3-install-dyn3-prereqs.md

Summary

Corrected systemctl command syntax for starting cloudhsm-client service in multiple environments

Security assessment

Ensures proper service startup for OpenSSL integration with HSM. Cryptographic operations depend on the HSM client running correctly.

Diff

diff --git a/cloudhsm/latest/userguide/openssl3-install-dyn3-prereqs.md b/cloudhsm/latest/userguide/openssl3-install-dyn3-prereqs.md
index 4081b351a..d8e35207d 100644
--- a//cloudhsm/latest/userguide/openssl3-install-dyn3-prereqs.md
+++ b//cloudhsm/latest/userguide/openssl3-install-dyn3-prereqs.md
@@ -23 +23 @@ Amazon Linux 2
-    $ sudo systemctl cloudhsm-client start
+    $ sudo systemctl start cloudhsm-client
@@ -35 +35 @@ CentOS 7
-    $ sudo systemctl cloudhsm-client start
+    $ sudo systemctl start cloudhsm-client
@@ -47 +47 @@ RHEL 7
-    $ sudo systemctl cloudhsm-client start
+    $ sudo systemctl start cloudhsm-client
@@ -53 +53 @@ Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
-    $ sudo systemctl cloudhsm-client start
+    $ sudo systemctl start cloudhsm-client