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AWS cli documentation change

Service: cli · 2026-05-22 · Documentation low

File: cli/latest/reference/payment-cryptography-data/generate-mac.md

Summary

Updated CLI version references, enabled cross-account usage with resource-based policies, and increased maximum field length from 16 to 32

Security assessment

Added documentation about resource-based policies for cross-account access control, enhancing security guidance without addressing a specific vulnerability

Diff

diff --git a/cli/latest/reference/payment-cryptography-data/generate-mac.md b/cli/latest/reference/payment-cryptography-data/generate-mac.md
index d4d6f166b..da1744087 100644
--- a//cli/latest/reference/payment-cryptography-data/generate-mac.md
+++ b//cli/latest/reference/payment-cryptography-data/generate-mac.md
@@ -15 +15 @@
-  * [AWS CLI 2.34.49 Command Reference](../../index.html) »
+  * [AWS CLI 2.34.52 Command Reference](../../index.html) »
@@ -68 +68 @@ For information about valid keys for this operation, see [Understanding key attr
-> **Cross-account use** : This operation can’t be used across different Amazon Web Services 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) .
@@ -418 +418 @@ JSON Syntax:
->   * max: `16`
+>   * max: `32`
@@ -614 +614 @@ Mac -> (string)
-  * [AWS CLI 2.34.49 Command Reference](../../index.html) »
+  * [AWS CLI 2.34.52 Command Reference](../../index.html) »