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AWS kms documentation change

Service: kms · 2025-12-10 · Documentation low

File: kms/latest/developerguide/rotate-keys-manually.md

Summary

Removed mention of multi-Region KMS keys with imported key material from the list of keys requiring manual rotation.

Security assessment

This update clarifies documentation but does not indicate a security issue. It reflects a change in supported features rather than addressing a vulnerability.

Diff

diff --git a/kms/latest/developerguide/rotate-keys-manually.md b/kms/latest/developerguide/rotate-keys-manually.md
index 5ec0ec512..ab14efcd5 100644
--- a//kms/latest/developerguide/rotate-keys-manually.md
+++ b//kms/latest/developerguide/rotate-keys-manually.md
@@ -11 +11 @@ You might want to create a new KMS key and use it in place of a current KMS key
-Manual rotation is a good choice when you want to rotate KMS keys that are not eligible for automatic or on-demand key rotation, such as asymmetric KMS keys, HMAC KMS keys, KMS keys in [custom key stores](./key-store-overview.html#custom-key-store-overview), and multi-Region KMS keys with [imported key material](./importing-keys.html).
+Manual rotation is a good choice when you want to rotate KMS keys that are not eligible for automatic or on-demand key rotation, such as asymmetric KMS keys, HMAC KMS keys, and KMS keys in [custom key stores](./key-store-overview.html#custom-key-store-overview).