AWS cloudhsm medium security documentation change

Service: cloudhsm · 2026-03-16 · Security-related medium

File: cloudhsm/latest/userguide/cloudhsm_cli-key-generate-symmetric-generic-secret.md

Summary

Corrected command name from 'generate-asymmetric-pair' to 'generate-symmetric generic-secret'

Security assessment

Fixes incorrect command name that could lead to users generating wrong key types. Proper symmetric key generation is crucial for cryptographic security.

Diff

diff --git a/cloudhsm/latest/userguide/cloudhsm_cli-key-generate-symmetric-generic-secret.md b/cloudhsm/latest/userguide/cloudhsm_cli-key-generate-symmetric-generic-secret.md
index 570c951e5..85893512b 100644
--- a//cloudhsm/latest/userguide/cloudhsm_cli-key-generate-symmetric-generic-secret.md
+++ b//cloudhsm/latest/userguide/cloudhsm_cli-key-generate-symmetric-generic-secret.md
@@ -9 +9 @@ User typeRequirementsSyntaxExamplesArgumentsRelated topics
-Use the **key generate-asymmetric-pair** command in CloudHSM CLI to generate a symmetric Generic Secret key in your AWS CloudHSM cluster.
+Use the **key generate-symmetric generic-secret** command in CloudHSM CLI to generate a symmetric Generic Secret key in your AWS CloudHSM cluster.