AWS AWSEC2 medium security documentation change

Service: AWSEC2 · 2026-07-10 · Security-related medium

File: AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/nvidia-gaming-driver.md

Summary

Updated NVIDIA gaming driver version ranges and added new certificate download commands for specific driver versions

Security assessment

The change introduces new certificate URLs with updated expiration dates (2025_07_01) for NVIDIA GRID drivers. This addresses certificate expiration security risks by ensuring valid cryptographic signatures for driver licensing. The specific version splits (575.64+ and 576.80+) indicate targeted security maintenance.

Diff

diff --git a/AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/nvidia-gaming-driver.md b/AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/nvidia-gaming-driver.md
index f78913b2a..d1ba0d679 100644
--- a//AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/nvidia-gaming-driver.md
+++ b//AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/nvidia-gaming-driver.md
@@ -83 +83,5 @@ When prompted, accept the license agreement and specify the installation options
-     * For version 460.39 to 580.95:
+     * For version 575.64 to 580.105.08:
+        
+                [ec2-user ~]$ sudo curl -o /etc/nvidia/GridSwCert.txt "https://nvidia-gaming.s3.amazonaws.com/GridSwCert-Archive/GridSwCertLinux_2025_07_01.cert"
+
+     * For version 460.39 to 575.57:
@@ -174 +178,5 @@ When prompted, accept the license agreement and specify the installation options
-     * For version 460.39 to 580.95:
+     * For version 575.64 to 580.105.08:
+        
+                [ec2-user ~]$ sudo curl -o /etc/nvidia/GridSwCert.txt "https://nvidia-gaming.s3.amazonaws.com/GridSwCert-Archive/GridSwCertLinux_2025_07_01.cert"
+
+     * For version 460.39 to 575.57:
@@ -281 +289,5 @@ When prompted, accept the license agreement and specify the installation options
-     * For version 460.39 to 580.95:
+     * For version 575.64 to 580.105.08:
+        
+                [ec2-user ~]$ sudo curl -o /etc/nvidia/GridSwCert.txt "https://nvidia-gaming.s3.amazonaws.com/GridSwCert-Archive/GridSwCertLinux_2025_07_01.cert"
+
+     * For version 460.39 to 575.57:
@@ -362 +374,5 @@ When prompted, accept the license agreement and specify the installation options
-     * For version 460.39 to 580.95:
+     * For version 575.64 to 580.105.08:
+        
+                [ec2-user ~]$ sudo curl -o /etc/nvidia/GridSwCert.txt "https://nvidia-gaming.s3.amazonaws.com/GridSwCert-Archive/GridSwCertLinux_2025_07_01.cert"
+
+     * For version 460.39 to 575.57:
@@ -443 +459,5 @@ When prompted, accept the license agreement and specify the installation options
-     * For version 460.39 to 580.95:
+     * For version 575.64 to 580.105.08:
+        
+                [ec2-user ~]$ sudo curl -o /etc/nvidia/GridSwCert.txt "https://nvidia-gaming.s3.amazonaws.com/GridSwCert-Archive/GridSwCertLinux_2025_07_01.cert"
+
+     * For version 460.39 to 575.57:
@@ -548 +568,5 @@ When prompted, accept the license agreement and specify the installation options
-     * For version 460.39 to 580.95:
+     * For version 575.64 to 580.105.08:
+        
+                $ sudo curl -o /etc/nvidia/GridSwCert.txt "https://nvidia-gaming.s3.amazonaws.com/GridSwCert-Archive/GridSwCertLinux_2025_07_01.cert"
+
+     * For version 460.39 to 575.57:
@@ -664 +688,5 @@ Run the following registry command to create this registry key with the Command
-     * For version 460.39 to 581.80:
+     * For version 576.80 to 581.80:
+        
+                Invoke-WebRequest -Uri "https://nvidia-gaming.s3.amazonaws.com/GridSwCert-Archive/GridSwCertWindows_2025_07_01.cert" -OutFile "$Env:PUBLIC\Documents\GridSwCert.txt"
+
+     * For version 460.39 to 576.72: