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AWS config documentation change

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

File: config/latest/developerguide/aurora-global-database-encryption-at-rest.md

Summary

Updated AWS region exceptions list to add 'Asia Pacific (New Zealand)' as an unsupported region for the AWS Config rule checking Aurora Global Database storage encryption.

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/aurora-global-database-encryption-at-rest.md b/config/latest/developerguide/aurora-global-database-encryption-at-rest.md
index 453c5a139..4b2ec0da9 100644
--- a//config/latest/developerguide/aurora-global-database-encryption-at-rest.md
+++ b//config/latest/developerguide/aurora-global-database-encryption-at-rest.md
@@ -17 +17 @@ Checks if Amazon Aurora Global Databases have storage encryption enabled. This r
-**AWS Region:** All supported AWS regions except China (Beijing), Asia Pacific (Thailand), Asia Pacific (Malaysia), AWS GovCloud (US-East), AWS GovCloud (US-West), Mexico (Central), Israel (Tel Aviv), Asia Pacific (Taipei), Canada West (Calgary), China (Ningxia) Region
+**AWS Region:** All supported AWS regions except Asia Pacific (New Zealand), China (Beijing), Asia Pacific (Thailand), Asia Pacific (Malaysia), AWS GovCloud (US-East), AWS GovCloud (US-West), Mexico (Central), Israel (Tel Aviv), Asia Pacific (Taipei), Canada West (Calgary), China (Ningxia) Region