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AWS datasync documentation change

Service: datasync · 2026-03-19 · Documentation low

File: datasync/latest/userguide/API_DescribeLocationObjectStorage.md

Summary

Updated secret configuration description to specify IAM role instead of KMS key for secret access

Security assessment

Clarifies authentication token/credentials access through IAM roles rather than KMS keys. Improves security documentation but doesn't indicate a security issue fix.

Diff

diff --git a/datasync/latest/userguide/API_DescribeLocationObjectStorage.md b/datasync/latest/userguide/API_DescribeLocationObjectStorage.md
index de197874b..d8fa587b2 100644
--- a//datasync/latest/userguide/API_DescribeLocationObjectStorage.md
+++ b//datasync/latest/userguide/API_DescribeLocationObjectStorage.md
@@ -109 +109 @@ Type: Timestamp
-Describes configuration information for a customer-managed secret, such as an authentication token or set of credentials that DataSync uses to access a specific transfer location, and a customer-managed AWS KMS key.
+Describes configuration information for a customer-managed secret, such as an authentication token or set of credentials that DataSync uses to access a specific transfer location, and a customer-managed AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM) role that provides access to the secret.