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AWS datasync documentation change

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

File: datasync/latest/userguide/API_DescribeLocationSmb.md

Summary

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

Security assessment

Changes documentation to emphasize IAM role-based secret access over KMS key management. Enhances security controls documentation without evidence of resolving a specific vulnerability.

Diff

diff --git a/datasync/latest/userguide/API_DescribeLocationSmb.md b/datasync/latest/userguide/API_DescribeLocationSmb.md
index 17776a9c3..7101128e7 100644
--- a//datasync/latest/userguide/API_DescribeLocationSmb.md
+++ b//datasync/latest/userguide/API_DescribeLocationSmb.md
@@ -111 +111 @@ Type: Timestamp
-Describes configuration information for a customer-managed secret, such as a `Password` or `KerberosKeytab` that DataSync uses to access a specific storage location, with a customer-managed AWS KMS key.
+Describes configuration information for a customer-managed secret, such as a `Password` or `KerberosKeytab` that DataSync uses to access a specific storage location, with a customer-managed AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM) role that provides access to the secret.