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AWS config documentation change

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

File: config/latest/developerguide/elasticache-rbac-auth-enabled.md

Summary

Updated the list of unsupported AWS regions by adding 'Asia Pacific (New Zealand)' to the exception list for the Config rule checking ElastiCache RBAC authentication.

Security assessment

The change updates region availability for a security feature (RBAC authentication). It does not indicate a security issue; it's an administrative update.

Diff

diff --git a/config/latest/developerguide/elasticache-rbac-auth-enabled.md b/config/latest/developerguide/elasticache-rbac-auth-enabled.md
index eb7d66b7b..3a5233095 100644
--- a//config/latest/developerguide/elasticache-rbac-auth-enabled.md
+++ b//config/latest/developerguide/elasticache-rbac-auth-enabled.md
@@ -17 +17 @@ Checks if Amazon ElastiCache replication groups have RBAC authentication enabled
-**AWS Region:** All supported AWS regions except China (Beijing), Asia Pacific (Thailand), Asia Pacific (Jakarta), Middle East (UAE), Asia Pacific (Hyderabad), Asia Pacific (Malaysia), Asia Pacific (Melbourne), AWS GovCloud (US-East), AWS GovCloud (US-West), Mexico (Central), Israel (Tel Aviv), 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), Asia Pacific (Jakarta), Middle East (UAE), Asia Pacific (Hyderabad), Asia Pacific (Malaysia), Asia Pacific (Melbourne), AWS GovCloud (US-East), AWS GovCloud (US-West), Mexico (Central), Israel (Tel Aviv), Asia Pacific (Taipei), Canada West (Calgary), Europe (Spain), China (Ningxia), Europe (Zurich) Region