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AWS config documentation change

Service: config · 2026-03-22 · Documentation low

File: config/latest/developerguide/appmesh-virtual-node-listeners-outlier-detect-enabled.md

Summary

Updated AWS region exceptions list to add 'Asia Pacific (New Zealand)' as an unsupported region for the AWS Config rule checking App Mesh virtual node listener outlier detection.

Security assessment

The change only updates the list of regions where the AWS Config rule is not supported. There is no evidence of addressing a specific security vulnerability, weakness, or incident. The change is administrative/operational, reflecting regional service availability.

Diff

diff --git a/config/latest/developerguide/appmesh-virtual-node-listeners-outlier-detect-enabled.md b/config/latest/developerguide/appmesh-virtual-node-listeners-outlier-detect-enabled.md
index 9101c3638..aff87ed13 100644
--- a//config/latest/developerguide/appmesh-virtual-node-listeners-outlier-detect-enabled.md
+++ b//config/latest/developerguide/appmesh-virtual-node-listeners-outlier-detect-enabled.md
@@ -17 +17 @@ Checks if listeners for AWS App Mesh virtual nodes have outlier detection enable
-**AWS Region:** All supported AWS regions except China (Beijing), Asia Pacific (Thailand), Middle East (UAE), Asia Pacific (Hyderabad), Asia Pacific (Malaysia), Asia Pacific (Melbourne), AWS GovCloud (US-East), AWS GovCloud (US-West), Mexico (Central), Asia Pacific (Taipei), Canada West (Calgary), Europe (Spain), China (Ningxia), Europe (Zurich) Region
+**AWS Region:** All supported AWS regions except Asia Pacific (New Zealand), China (Beijing), Asia Pacific (Thailand), Middle East (UAE), Asia Pacific (Hyderabad), Asia Pacific (Malaysia), Asia Pacific (Melbourne), AWS GovCloud (US-East), AWS GovCloud (US-West), Mexico (Central), Asia Pacific (Taipei), Canada West (Calgary), Europe (Spain), China (Ningxia), Europe (Zurich) Region