AWS cli documentation change

Service: cli · 2026-02-19 · Documentation medium

File: cli/latest/reference/rds/describe-db-instances.md

Summary

Added documentation for StorageEncryptionType field describing encryption types for DB instances

Security assessment

The change documents encryption types (none/sse-kms/sse-rds) for data-at-rest protection. While this adds security documentation, there's no evidence of a specific vulnerability being addressed.

Diff

diff --git a/cli/latest/reference/rds/describe-db-instances.md b/cli/latest/reference/rds/describe-db-instances.md
index a06f432ee..d72a08518 100644
--- a//cli/latest/reference/rds/describe-db-instances.md
+++ b//cli/latest/reference/rds/describe-db-instances.md
@@ -15 +15 @@
-  * [AWS CLI 2.33.22 Command Reference](../../index.html) »
+  * [AWS CLI 2.33.25 Command Reference](../../index.html) »
@@ -912,0 +913,18 @@ DBInstances -> (list)
+>> 
+>> StorageEncryptionType -> (string)
+>>
+>>> The type of encryption used to protect data at rest in the DB instance. Possible values:
+>>> 
+>>>   * `none` \- The DB instance is not encrypted.
+>>>   * `sse-rds` \- The DB instance is encrypted using an Amazon Web Services owned KMS key.
+>>>   * `sse-kms` \- The DB instance is encrypted using a customer managed KMS key or Amazon Web Services managed KMS key.
+>>> 
+
+>>> 
+>>> Possible values:
+>>> 
+>>>   * `none`
+>>>   * `sse-kms`
+>>>   * `sse-rds`
+>>> 
+
@@ -1424 +1442 @@ DBInstances -> (list)
-  * [AWS CLI 2.33.22 Command Reference](../../index.html) »
+  * [AWS CLI 2.33.25 Command Reference](../../index.html) »