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AWS lightsail medium security documentation change

Service: lightsail · 2026-01-25 · Security-related medium

File: lightsail/latest/userguide/amazon-lightsail-quick-start-guide-nodejs.md

Summary

Removed step showing default password retrieval and renumbered subsequent steps

Security assessment

Removal of instructions to retrieve default application password via SSH reduces exposure of sensitive credentials. This change mitigates credential leakage risks by eliminating explicit password retrieval steps from documentation.

Diff

diff --git a/lightsail/latest/userguide/amazon-lightsail-quick-start-guide-nodejs.md b/lightsail/latest/userguide/amazon-lightsail-quick-start-guide-nodejs.md
index b29b1c23e..f93f33d03 100644
--- a//lightsail/latest/userguide/amazon-lightsail-quick-start-guide-nodejs.md
+++ b//lightsail/latest/userguide/amazon-lightsail-quick-start-guide-nodejs.md
@@ -20,24 +20 @@ Bitnami
-## Step 1: Get the default application password for your Node.js instance
-
-You need the default application password to access pre-installed applications or services on your instance.
-
-  1. On your instance management page, under the **Connect** tab, choose **Connect using SSH**.
-
-  2. After you're connected, enter the following command to get the default application password:
-    
-        cat bitnami_application_password
-
-###### Note
-
-If you're in a directory other than the user home directory, then enter `cat $HOME/bitnami_application_password`.
-
-You should see a response similar to this, which contains the default application password:
-
-![Bitnami default application password.](/images/lightsail/latest/userguide/images/amazon-lightsail-bitnami-application-password.png)
-
-
-
-
-For more information, see [Getting the application user name and password for your Bitnami instance in Amazon Lightsail](./log-in-to-your-bitnami-application-running-on-amazon-lightsail.html).
-
-## Step 2: Attach a static IP address to your Node.js instance
+## Step 1: Attach a static IP address to your Node.js instance
@@ -51 +28 @@ On the instance management page, under the **Networking** tab, choose **Create a
-## Step 3: Visit your Node.js instance welcome page
+## Step 2: Visit your Node.js instance welcome page
@@ -64 +41 @@ For more information, see [Getting the application user name and password for yo
-## Step 4: Map your domain name to your Node.js instance
+## Step 3: Map your domain name to your Node.js instance
@@ -72 +49 @@ For more information, see [Create a DNS zone to manage your domain’s DNS recor
-## Step 5: Read the Bitnami documentation
+## Step 4: Read the Bitnami documentation
@@ -78 +55 @@ For more information, see the [Bitnami Node.js for AWS Cloud](https://docs.bitna
-## Step 6: Create a snapshot of your Node.js instance
+## Step 5: Create a snapshot of your Node.js instance