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AWS athena documentation change

Service: athena · 2026-03-31 · Documentation high

File: athena/latest/ug/odbc-v2-driver-logging-options.md

Summary

Added security warning about verbose logging potentially exposing sensitive information like authentication tokens and credentials

Security assessment

The change adds a security warning about the risks of verbose logging, which is security documentation. It warns about potential exposure of sensitive data but doesn't indicate this is addressing a specific security incident or vulnerability.

Diff

diff --git a/athena/latest/ug/odbc-v2-driver-logging-options.md b/athena/latest/ug/odbc-v2-driver-logging-options.md
index 0938bd0ff..cc2131c5a 100644
--- a//athena/latest/ug/odbc-v2-driver-logging-options.md
+++ b//athena/latest/ug/odbc-v2-driver-logging-options.md
@@ -8,0 +9,4 @@ Log levelLog pathUse AWS Logger
+###### Warning
+
+Security: When logging is enabled at verbose levels (DEBUG or TRACE), the AWS SDK used by the driver may log sensitive information such as authentication tokens and credentials in plaintext. Use verbose logging only for troubleshooting, and ensure log files are stored securely and deleted after use. Do not enable verbose logging in production environments.
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