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AWS transfer medium security documentation change

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

File: transfer/latest/userguide/workflow-decrypt-tutorial.md

Summary

Modified PGP key generation instructions to permit Curve25519 usage

Security assessment

Enabled Curve25519 as an allowed elliptic curve in decryption workflows, aligning with enhanced security standards.

Diff

diff --git a/transfer/latest/userguide/workflow-decrypt-tutorial.md b/transfer/latest/userguide/workflow-decrypt-tutorial.md
index 5a510245f..ea6a038ee 100644
--- a//transfer/latest/userguide/workflow-decrypt-tutorial.md
+++ b//transfer/latest/userguide/workflow-decrypt-tutorial.md
@@ -196 +196 @@ Use one of the [supported PGP clients](./pgp-key-clients.html) to generate a PGP
-If you're using `GnuPG` version 2.3.0 or newer, you must run `gpg --full-gen-key`. When prompted for the type of key to create, choose RSA or ECC. However, if you choose ECC, make sure to choose either NIST or BrainPool for the elliptic curve. **Do not** choose Curve 25519.
+If you're using `GnuPG` version 2.3.0 or newer, you must run `gpg --full-gen-key`. When prompted for the type of key to create, choose RSA or ECC. If you choose **ECC** , you can choose from NIST, BrainPool and Curve25519 for the elliptic curve.