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AWS timestream documentation change

Service: timestream · 2026-01-19 · Documentation low

File: timestream/latest/developerguide/getting-started-with-timestream-for-influxdb-3.md

Summary

Added important note about required S3 policies for private clusters and updated InfluxDB access instructions with CLI/API references.

Security assessment

The change adds documentation about required S3 policies for private clusters, which relates to access control and security configuration. However, there's no evidence of addressing a specific security vulnerability. It proactively documents security best practices for network isolation.

Diff

diff --git a/timestream/latest/developerguide/getting-started-with-timestream-for-influxdb-3.md b/timestream/latest/developerguide/getting-started-with-timestream-for-influxdb-3.md
index b5ece817e..9ba3dd001 100644
--- a//timestream/latest/developerguide/getting-started-with-timestream-for-influxdb-3.md
+++ b//timestream/latest/developerguide/getting-started-with-timestream-for-influxdb-3.md
@@ -184,0 +185,2 @@ The following procedure creates both an Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud instance an
+**Important:** If creating a private cluster, make sure you add the [required S3 policies](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/timestream/latest/developerguide/s3-vpc-endpoint-private-clusters.html) to create your Timestream for InfluxDB cluster 
+
@@ -196 +198 @@ The following procedure creates both an Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud instance an
-To access your InfluxDB instance through the InfluxDB Explorer:
+The easiest way to start interacting with your InfluxDB instance through the InfluxDB Explorer:
@@ -208,0 +211,2 @@ To access your InfluxDB instance through the InfluxDB Explorer:
+If you prefer using the InfluxDB 3 CLI, or APIs, please refer to [InfluxDB 3 documentation](https://docs.influxdata.com/influxdb3/enterprise/) to find information on [writing data](https://docs.influxdata.com/influxdb3/enterprise/write-data/), [executing queries](https://docs.influxdata.com/influxdb3/enterprise/query-data/), or [Administer](https://docs.influxdata.com/influxdb3/enterprise/admin/) your InfluxDB 3 Database 
+