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AWS aws-backup medium security documentation change

Service: aws-backup · 2026-02-13 · Security-related medium

File: aws-backup/latest/devguide/backup-integrity.md

Summary

Added details about checksum verification and data replacement process

Security assessment

Explicitly documents data integrity protections through checksum validation, which helps prevent data corruption - a security-adjacent reliability feature. While not directly addressing exploits, it demonstrates security-conscious design.

Diff

diff --git a/aws-backup/latest/devguide/backup-integrity.md b/aws-backup/latest/devguide/backup-integrity.md
index 1de56c1e8..76711a3f9 100644
--- a//aws-backup/latest/devguide/backup-integrity.md
+++ b//aws-backup/latest/devguide/backup-integrity.md
@@ -22,0 +23,2 @@ AWS Backup works in concert with other AWS and Amazon services to maintain integ
+  * Checksums are always verified to be correct before using the corresponding data. If we find data that doesn't match its checksum, we replace it with a correct copy. If we fail to replace the correct copy, we will fail the corresponding jobs
+