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AWS neptune medium security documentation change

Service: neptune · 2026-04-10 · Security-related medium

File: neptune/latest/userguide/opencypher-parameterized-queries.md

Summary

Updated documentation to replace curl examples with insecure SSL bypass (-k flag) and localhost references with proper AWS CLI, SDK, awscurl, and secure curl examples using actual endpoints and authentication

Security assessment

The change removes the '-k' flag (which disables SSL certificate verification) from curl examples and replaces localhost endpoints with proper endpoint URLs. This addresses a security weakness by preventing users from inadvertently disabling SSL verification in production environments, which could expose them to man-in-the-middle attacks. The addition of AWS CLI and SDK examples with proper authentication also promotes secure access patterns.

Diff

diff --git a/neptune/latest/userguide/opencypher-parameterized-queries.md b/neptune/latest/userguide/opencypher-parameterized-queries.md
index b76c3d96a..523f55dd3 100644
--- a//neptune/latest/userguide/opencypher-parameterized-queries.md
+++ b//neptune/latest/userguide/opencypher-parameterized-queries.md
@@ -24 +24 @@ The parameters are defined as follows:
-Using `GET`, you can submit the parameterized query like this:
+You can submit the parameterized query like this:
@@ -25,0 +26 @@ Using `GET`, you can submit the parameterized query like this:
+AWS CLI
@@ -27,2 +27,0 @@ Using `GET`, you can submit the parameterized query like this:
-    curl -k \
-      "https://localhost:8182/openCypher?query=MATCH%20%28n%20%7Bname:\$name,age:\$age%7D%29%20RETURN%20n&parameters=%7B%22name%22:%22john%22,%22age%22:20%7D"
@@ -30 +28,0 @@ Using `GET`, you can submit the parameterized query like this:
-Alternatively, you can use `POST`:
@@ -31,0 +30,4 @@ Alternatively, you can use `POST`:
+    aws neptunedata execute-open-cypher-query \
+      --endpoint-url https://your-neptune-endpoint:port \
+      --open-cypher-query "MATCH (n {name: \$name, age: \$age}) RETURN n" \
+      --parameters '{"name": "john", "age": 20}'
@@ -33,2 +35,46 @@ Alternatively, you can use `POST`:
-    curl -k \
-      https://localhost:8182/openCypher \
+For more information, see [execute-open-cypher-query](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cli/latest/reference/neptunedata/execute-open-cypher-query.html) in the AWS CLI Command Reference.
+
+SDK
+    
+    
+    
+    import boto3
+    from botocore.config import Config
+    
+    client = boto3.client(
+        'neptunedata',
+        endpoint_url='https://your-neptune-endpoint:port',
+        config=Config(read_timeout=None, retries={'total_max_attempts': 1})
+    )
+    
+    response = client.execute_open_cypher_query(
+        openCypherQuery='MATCH (n {name: $name, age: $age}) RETURN n',
+        parameters='{"name": "john", "age": 20}'
+    )
+    
+    print(response['results'])
+
+For AWS SDK examples in other languages, see [AWS SDK](./access-graph-opencypher-sdk.html).
+
+awscurl
+    
+    
+    
+    awscurl https://your-neptune-endpoint:port/openCypher \
+      --region us-east-1 \
+      --service neptune-db \
+      -X POST \
+      -d "query=MATCH (n {name: \$name, age: \$age}) RETURN n" \
+      -d 'parameters={"name": "john", "age": 20}'
+
+###### Note
+
+This example assumes that your AWS credentials are configured in your environment. Replace `us-east-1` with the Region of your Neptune cluster.
+
+curl
+    
+
+Using `POST`:
+    
+    
+    curl https://your-neptune-endpoint:port/openCypher \
@@ -38 +84,7 @@ Alternatively, you can use `POST`:
-Or, using `DIRECT POST`:
+Using `GET` (URL-encoded):
+    
+    
+    curl -X GET \
+      "https://your-neptune-endpoint:port/openCypher?query=MATCH%20%28n%20%7Bname:\$name,age:\$age%7D%29%20RETURN%20n&parameters=%7B%22name%22:%22john%22,%22age%22:20%7D"
+
+Using `DIRECT POST`:
@@ -41,3 +93,2 @@ Or, using `DIRECT POST`:
-    curl -k \
-       -H "Content-Type: application/opencypher" \
-      "https://localhost:8182/openCypher?parameters=%7B%22name%22:%22john%22,%22age%22:20%7D" \
+    curl -H "Content-Type: application/opencypher" \
+      "https://your-neptune-endpoint:port/openCypher?parameters=%7B%22name%22:%22john%22,%22age%22:20%7D" \