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AWS config documentation change

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

File: config/latest/developerguide/encrypted-volumes.md

Summary

Updated AWS Config rule to be available in all supported AWS regions (removed previous region exclusions)

Security assessment

This change expands the regional availability of an existing AWS Config rule that checks for EBS volume encryption. No security vulnerability or incident is mentioned, just improved regional coverage.

Diff

diff --git a/config/latest/developerguide/encrypted-volumes.md b/config/latest/developerguide/encrypted-volumes.md
index 25aec8fa4..a1406ff95 100644
--- a//config/latest/developerguide/encrypted-volumes.md
+++ b//config/latest/developerguide/encrypted-volumes.md
@@ -17 +17 @@ Checks if attached Amazon EBS volumes are encrypted and optionally are encrypted
-**AWS Region:** All supported AWS regions except China (Beijing), AWS GovCloud (US-East), AWS GovCloud (US-West), Mexico (Central), Asia Pacific (Taipei), China (Ningxia) Region
+**AWS Region:** All supported AWS regions