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AWS opensearch-service documentation change

Service: opensearch-service · 2026-03-07 · Documentation medium

File: opensearch-service/latest/developerguide/serverless-security.md

Summary

Added documentation for control plane access through AWS PrivateLink alongside existing data plane documentation

Security assessment

Expands security documentation by explicitly documenting PrivateLink support for control plane access, which is a security feature for network isolation. However, there's no evidence of addressing a specific security vulnerability.

Diff

diff --git a/opensearch-service/latest/developerguide/serverless-security.md b/opensearch-service/latest/developerguide/serverless-security.md
index e7c537aa9..a60945426 100644
--- a//opensearch-service/latest/developerguide/serverless-security.md
+++ b//opensearch-service/latest/developerguide/serverless-security.md
@@ -45 +45,3 @@ The following diagram illustrates the security components that make up a functio
-  * [Access Amazon OpenSearch Serverless using an interface endpoint (AWS PrivateLink)](./serverless-vpc.html)
+  * [Data plane access through AWS PrivateLink](./serverless-vpc.html)
+
+  * [Control plane access through AWS PrivateLink](./serverless-vpc-cp.html)