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AWS payment-cryptography documentation change

Service: payment-cryptography · 2026-05-04 · Documentation low

File: payment-cryptography/latest/DataAPIReference/API_DecryptData.md

Summary

Updated cross-account use policy to allow access with resource-based policies

Security assessment

The change clarifies that cross-account access is permitted when controlled through resource-based policies, enhancing security documentation without evidence of a vulnerability fix.

Diff

diff --git a/payment-cryptography/latest/DataAPIReference/API_DecryptData.md b/payment-cryptography/latest/DataAPIReference/API_DecryptData.md
index 6be64961b..fc8689c70 100644
--- a//payment-cryptography/latest/DataAPIReference/API_DecryptData.md
+++ b//payment-cryptography/latest/DataAPIReference/API_DecryptData.md
@@ -23 +23 @@ For information about valid keys for this operation, see [Understanding key attr
-**Cross-account use** : This operation can't be used across different AWS accounts.
+**Cross-account use** : This operation supports cross-account use when the key has a resource-based policy that grants access. For more information, see [Resource-based policies](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/payment-cryptography/latest/userguide/security_iam_resource-based-policies.html).