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AWS AmazonRDS documentation change

Service: AmazonRDS · 2026-02-19 · Documentation low

File: AmazonRDS/latest/AuroraUserGuide/Encryption.md

Summary

Clarified that Aurora automatically encrypts database resources at storage layer

Security assessment

The change improves documentation about existing encryption capabilities but doesn't reference any security incident. It emphasizes default storage-layer encryption, enhancing transparency about security features.

Diff

diff --git a/AmazonRDS/latest/AuroraUserGuide/Encryption.md b/AmazonRDS/latest/AuroraUserGuide/Encryption.md
index 07ea226ea..8b2b932d7 100644
--- a//AmazonRDS/latest/AuroraUserGuide/Encryption.md
+++ b//AmazonRDS/latest/AuroraUserGuide/Encryption.md
@@ -7 +7 @@
-You can enable encryption for database resources. You can also encrypt connections to DB clusters. 
+Amazon Aurora encrypts database resources at the storage layer. You can also encrypt connections to DB clusters.