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AWS iot documentation change

Service: iot · 2026-05-31 · Documentation low

File: iot/latest/developerguide/protocols.md

Summary

Added mention of Direct Messaging API to supported protocols

Security assessment

The change adds a new feature (Direct Messaging API) to the list of supported protocols. No security vulnerabilities are mentioned or addressed.

Diff

diff --git a/iot/latest/developerguide/protocols.md b/iot/latest/developerguide/protocols.md
index 15001eb9a..2e4e29d6f 100644
--- a//iot/latest/developerguide/protocols.md
+++ b//iot/latest/developerguide/protocols.md
@@ -11 +11 @@ TLS protocol versionsProtocols, port mappings, and authenticationChoosing an app
-AWS IoT Core supports devices and clients that use the MQTT and the MQTT over WebSocket Secure (WSS) protocols to publish and subscribe to messages, and devices and clients that use the HTTPS protocol to publish messages. All protocols support IPv4 and IPv6. This section describes the different connection options for devices and clients.
+AWS IoT Core supports devices and clients that use the MQTT and the MQTT over WebSocket Secure (WSS) protocols to publish and subscribe to messages, devices and clients that use the HTTPS protocol to publish messages, and the Direct Messaging API to send messages to specific connected clients. All protocols support IPv4 and IPv6. This section describes the different connection options for devices and clients.