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AWS AmazonCloudWatch documentation change

Service: AmazonCloudWatch · 2026-03-04 · Documentation low

File: AmazonCloudWatch/latest/logs/DocumentHistory_cwl.md

Summary

Added documentation for new CloudWatchLogsAPIKeyAccess managed policy enabling API key authentication

Security assessment

Introduces new security feature (API key auth + encrypted ingestion) but doesn't indicate remediation of a specific vulnerability.

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+New CloudWatch Logs managed policy CloudWatchLogsAPIKeyAccess| CloudWatch Logs has released a new managed policy `CloudWatchLogsAPIKeyAccess` that enables CloudWatch Logs API key authentication and encrypted log ingestion. For information, see [CloudWatch Logs updates to AWS managed policies](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonCloudWatch/latest/logs/iam-identity-based-access-control-cwl.html#security-iam-awsmanpol-updates).| February 17, 2026