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AWS AWSCloudFormation documentation change

Service: AWSCloudFormation · 2026-01-07 · Documentation low

File: AWSCloudFormation/latest/TemplateReference/aws-properties-quicksight-datasource-datasourcecredentials.md

Summary

Added KeyPairCredentials property to allow key-pair authentication for QuickSight data sources

Security assessment

Introduces key-pair authentication as a credential option, enhancing authentication security but without evidence of addressing a specific vulnerability

Diff

diff --git a/AWSCloudFormation/latest/TemplateReference/aws-properties-quicksight-datasource-datasourcecredentials.md b/AWSCloudFormation/latest/TemplateReference/aws-properties-quicksight-datasource-datasourcecredentials.md
index ad2218db6..ff5d13329 100644
--- a//AWSCloudFormation/latest/TemplateReference/aws-properties-quicksight-datasource-datasourcecredentials.md
+++ b//AWSCloudFormation/latest/TemplateReference/aws-properties-quicksight-datasource-datasourcecredentials.md
@@ -20,0 +21 @@ To declare this entity in your CloudFormation template, use the following syntax
+      "KeyPairCredentials" : [KeyPairCredentials](./aws-properties-quicksight-datasource-keypaircredentials.html),
@@ -30,0 +32,2 @@ To declare this entity in your CloudFormation template, use the following syntax
+      KeyPairCredentials: 
+        [KeyPairCredentials](./aws-properties-quicksight-datasource-keypaircredentials.html)
@@ -59,0 +63,11 @@ _Required_ : No
+`KeyPairCredentials`
+    
+
+The credentials for connecting using key-pair.
+
+_Required_ : No
+
+ _Type_ : [KeyPairCredentials](./aws-properties-quicksight-datasource-keypaircredentials.html)
+
+ _Update requires_ : [No interruption](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/using-cfn-updating-stacks-update-behaviors.html#update-no-interrupt)
+