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AWS AmazonElastiCache documentation change

Service: AmazonElastiCache · 2026-02-28 · Documentation low

File: AmazonElastiCache/latest/dg/auth-iam.md

Summary

Improved technical accuracy of Redis command limitations and added cache naming convention note

Security assessment

Clarified technical limitations but didn't address security vulnerabilities or add security features

Diff

diff --git a/AmazonElastiCache/latest/dg/auth-iam.md b/AmazonElastiCache/latest/dg/auth-iam.md
index a6eb572b5..41f2885c9 100644
--- a//AmazonElastiCache/latest/dg/auth-iam.md
+++ b//AmazonElastiCache/latest/dg/auth-iam.md
@@ -42 +42 @@ When using IAM authentication, the following limitations apply:
-  * IAM authentication is not supported in `MULTI EXEC` commands.
+  * IAM authentication is not supported inside `MULTI`/`EXEC` blocks.
@@ -54,0 +55,4 @@ For more information about global condition context keys, see [AWS global condit
+###### Note
+
+Cache names are converted to lowercase at cache creation time. Ensure authenticating code supplies the cache name in lowercase to avoid authentication errors.
+