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AWS secretsmanager documentation change

Service: secretsmanager · 2026-04-04 · Documentation low

File: secretsmanager/latest/userguide/create_secret.md

Summary

Updated KMS key selection instructions to clarify that users can enter a key ARN or alias ARN for a customer managed key, in addition to selecting from a list.

Security assessment

This is a documentation clarification for user interface options. No security issue is mentioned or implied.

Diff

diff --git a/secretsmanager/latest/userguide/create_secret.md b/secretsmanager/latest/userguide/create_secret.md
index a534183d0..005dca841 100644
--- a//secretsmanager/latest/userguide/create_secret.md
+++ b//secretsmanager/latest/userguide/create_secret.md
@@ -77 +77 @@ Enter as plaintext:
-       * If you need to access the secret from another AWS account, or if you want to use your own KMS key so that you can rotate it or apply a key policy to it, choose a customer managed key from the list or choose **Add new key** to create one. For information about the costs of using a customer managed key, see [Pricing](./intro.html#asm_pricing).
+       * If you need to access the secret from another AWS account, or if you want to use your own KMS key so that you can rotate it or apply a key policy to it, choose a customer managed key from the list, enter the key ARN or alias ARN of a customer managed key, or choose **Add new key** to create one. For information about the costs of using a customer managed key, see [Pricing](./intro.html#asm_pricing).