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AWS local-zones documentation change

Service: local-zones · 2026-03-16 · Documentation medium

File: local-zones/latest/ug/how-local-zones-work.md

Summary

Added documentation about EBS snapshot storage and encryption behavior variations across Local Zones

Security assessment

Documents security-related encryption behaviors but does not indicate fixes for vulnerabilities. Helps users understand security implications of zone selection.

Diff

diff --git a/local-zones/latest/ug/how-local-zones-work.md b/local-zones/latest/ug/how-local-zones-work.md
index 1d0eaedfe..8d7719ccf 100644
--- a//local-zones/latest/ug/how-local-zones-work.md
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@@ -22,0 +23,4 @@ Creating a resource in a Local Zone subnet puts it close to your users. For a li
+  * Amazon EBS snapshots storage vary depending on the Local Zone selected, see [AWS Local Zones features](https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/global-infrastructure/localzones/features/). 
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+  * Default encryption behavior of Amazon EBS volume varies depending on the Local Zone selected, see [AWS Local Zones features](https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/global-infrastructure/localzones/features/). 
+