AWS systems-manager documentation change

Service: systems-manager · 2026-05-10 · Documentation low

File: systems-manager/latest/userguide/parameter-store-working-with.md

Summary

Revised introduction to clarify Parameter Store's purpose and capabilities, added details about centralized configuration management and KMS encryption.

Security assessment

The change adds explicit documentation about security features like KMS encryption for parameters, improving security awareness without addressing a specific vulnerability.

Diff

diff --git a/systems-manager/latest/userguide/parameter-store-working-with.md b/systems-manager/latest/userguide/parameter-store-working-with.md
index 4ed5c0f74..cfd553bde 100644
--- a//systems-manager/latest/userguide/parameter-store-working-with.md
+++ b//systems-manager/latest/userguide/parameter-store-working-with.md
@@ -9 +9 @@
-This section describes how to organize and create tag parameters, and how to create different versions of parameters. 
+Parameter Store lets you create, organize, and manage configuration data and secrets that your applications use at runtime.
@@ -11 +11,3 @@ This section describes how to organize and create tag parameters, and how to cre
-You can use the AWS Systems Manager console, the AWS Command Line Interface (AWS CLI), the AWS Tools for PowerShell, and the AWS SDKs to create and work with parameters. For more information about parameters, see [What is a parameter?](./systems-manager-parameter-store.html#what-is-a-parameter).
+This section descrcribes how to work with parameters throughout their lifecycle–creating and organizing them, applying policies, managing versions and labels, and controlling access. You can perform these tasks using the AWS Management Console, the AWS Command Line Interface, or AWS Tools for Windows PowerShell.
+
+Parameter Store centralizes configuration data such as database connection strings, API keys, and environment variables, so you can update values without modifying application code. Parameters are stored as key-value pairs, can be organized hierarchically, and support versioning and optional encryption with AWS Key Management Service.
@@ -15 +17 @@ You can use the AWS Systems Manager console, the AWS Command Line Interface (AWS
-  * [Creating Parameter Store parameters in Systems Manager](./sysman-paramstore-su-create.html)
+  * [Understanding parameter types](./what-is-a-parameter.html)
@@ -48 +50 @@ Setting up notifications or triggering actions based on Parameter Store events
-Creating parameters
+Understanding parameter types