AWS res documentation change

Service: res · 2026-02-28 · Documentation medium

File: res/latest/ug/create-external-resources.md

Summary

Added security recommendation to use different passwords for Admin and Service accounts

Security assessment

Explicit security guidance about credential separation to prevent privilege escalation, but no indication of addressing an active vulnerability

Diff

diff --git a/res/latest/ug/create-external-resources.md b/res/latest/ug/create-external-resources.md
index a511ae46f..81ae2ff2c 100644
--- a//res/latest/ug/create-external-resources.md
+++ b//res/latest/ug/create-external-resources.md
@@ -24,0 +25,4 @@ If you are deploying in an AWS GovCloud Region, launch the template in your GovC
+###### Important
+
+Use different values for `AdminPassword` and `ServiceAccountPassword` to maintain proper security boundaries between these accounts.
+