AWS res high security documentation change

Service: res · 2026-02-28 · Security-related high

File: res/latest/ug/launch-the-product.md

Summary

Updated DomainTLSCertificateSecretARN parameter to require TLS certificate for LDAPS connections

Security assessment

Enforcing TLS certificate requirements for LDAPS directly addresses security by preventing insecure cleartext LDAP communications. This implements secure communication practices explicitly

Diff

diff --git a/res/latest/ug/launch-the-product.md b/res/latest/ug/launch-the-product.md
index a6a2e06e4..e48b7c255 100644
--- a//res/latest/ug/launch-the-product.md
+++ b//res/latest/ug/launch-the-product.md
@@ -62 +62 @@ ComputersOU |  | Organizational unit within AD that instances will join.
-DomainTLSCertificateSecretARN |  | _(Optional)_ Provide a domain TLS certificate secret ARN to enable TLS communication to AD.  
+DomainTLSCertificateSecretARN |  |  _(Required for LDAPS)_ Provide a domain TLS certificate secret ARN to enable TLS communication to AD. Leave empty if not using LDAPS.