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AWS config documentation change

Service: config · 2026-01-13 · Documentation low

File: config/latest/developerguide/rds-instance-iam-authentication-enabled.md

Summary

Updated region exceptions from AWS Secret - West to specific China/GovCloud regions

Security assessment

Geographical adjustment without changes to IAM authentication security properties.

Diff

diff --git a/config/latest/developerguide/rds-instance-iam-authentication-enabled.md b/config/latest/developerguide/rds-instance-iam-authentication-enabled.md
index 49fe061c3..c79689441 100644
--- a//config/latest/developerguide/rds-instance-iam-authentication-enabled.md
+++ b//config/latest/developerguide/rds-instance-iam-authentication-enabled.md
@@ -21 +21 @@ The DB Engine should be one of 'mysql', 'postgres', 'aurora', 'aurora-mysql', or
-**AWS Region:** All supported AWS regions except AWS Secret - West Region
+**AWS Region:** All supported AWS regions except China (Beijing), Asia Pacific (Thailand), AWS GovCloud (US-East), AWS GovCloud (US-West), Mexico (Central), Asia Pacific (Taipei), China (Ningxia) Region