AWS cli documentation change

Service: cli · 2026-07-13 · Documentation low

File: cli/latest/reference/dms/create-data-provider.md

Summary

Added examples section with two new examples: creating a Microsoft SQL Server data provider with SSL verification and creating a virtual data provider. Updated CLI version references.

Security assessment

The examples demonstrate security features like SSL certificate verification (verify-full mode) and virtual providers, but there's no evidence of addressing a specific vulnerability. The SSL configuration guidance improves security awareness.

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diff --git a/cli/latest/reference/dms/create-data-provider.md b/cli/latest/reference/dms/create-data-provider.md
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--- a//cli/latest/reference/dms/create-data-provider.md
+++ b//cli/latest/reference/dms/create-data-provider.md
@@ -15 +15 @@
-  * [AWS CLI 2.35.19 Command Reference](../../index.html) »
+  * [AWS CLI 2.35.21 Command Reference](../../index.html) »
@@ -35,0 +36 @@
+    * Examples
@@ -855,0 +857,83 @@ The formatting style for error output. By default, errors are displayed in enhan
+## Examples¶
+
+### Note
+
+To use the following examples, you must have the AWS CLI installed and configured. See the [Getting started guide](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cli/latest/userguide/cli-chap-getting-started.html) in the _AWS CLI User Guide_ for more information.
+
+Unless otherwise stated, all examples have unix-like quotation rules. These examples will need to be adapted to your terminal’s quoting rules. See [Using quotation marks with strings](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cli/latest/userguide/cli-usage-parameters-quoting-strings.html) in the _AWS CLI User Guide_ .
+
+**Example 1: To create a Microsoft SQL Server data provider**
+
+The following `create-data-provider` example creates a Microsoft SQL Server data provider.
+    
+    
+    aws dms create-data-provider \
+        --data-provider-name example-data-provider \
+        --engine sqlserver \
+        --description "Example data provider for documentation" \
+        --settings MicrosoftSqlServerSettings={ServerName=example-source-server.us-east-1.rds.amazonaws.com,Port=1433,DatabaseName=ExampleDatabase,SslMode=verify-full,CertificateArn=arn:aws:dms:us-east-1:123456789012:cert:EXAMPLEABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRS}
+    
+
+Output:
+    
+    
+    {
+        "DataProvider": {
+            "DataProviderName": "example-data-provider",
+            "DataProviderArn": "arn:aws:dms:us-east-1:123456789012:data-provider:EXAMPLEABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRS",
+            "DataProviderCreationTime": "2026-01-09T12:30:00.000000+00:00",
+            "Description": "Example data provider for documentation",
+            "Engine": "sqlserver",
+            "Settings": {
+                "MicrosoftSqlServerSettings": {
+                    "ServerName": "example-source-server.us-east-1.rds.amazonaws.com",
+                    "Port": 1433,
+                    "DatabaseName": "ExampleDatabase",
+                    "SslMode": "verify-full",
+                    "CertificateArn": "arn:aws:dms:us-east-1:123456789012:cert:EXAMPLEABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRS"
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    
+
+For more information, see [Working with data providers](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/dms/latest/userguide/data-providers.html) in the _AWS Database Migration Service User Guide_.
+
+**Example 2: To create a virtual data provider**
+
+The following `create-data-provider` example creates a virtual data provider, which doesn’t require a connection to the database.
+    
+    
+    aws dms create-data-provider \
+        --data-provider-name example-virtual-data-provider \
+        --engine aurora-postgresql \
+        --description "Example data provider for documentation" \
+        --virtual \
+        --settings PostgreSqlSettings={ServerName=virtual,Port=5432,DatabaseName=virtual,SslMode=none}
+    
+
+Output:
+    
+    
+    {
+        "DataProvider": {
+            "DataProviderName": "example-virtual-data-provider",
+            "DataProviderArn": "arn:aws:dms:us-east-1:123456789012:data-provider:EXAMPLEABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRS",
+            "DataProviderCreationTime": "2026-01-09T12:30:00.000000+00:00",
+            "Description": "Example data provider for documentation",
+            "Engine": "aurora-postgresql",
+            "Virtual": true,
+            "Settings": {
+                "PostgreSqlSettings": {
+                    "ServerName": "virtual",
+                    "Port": 5432,
+                    "DatabaseName": "virtual",
+                    "SslMode": "none"
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    
+
+For more information, see [Working with virtual data providers](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/dms/latest/userguide/virtual-data-provider.html) in the _AWS Database Migration Service User Guide_.
+
@@ -1369 +1453 @@ DataProvider -> (structure)
-  * [AWS CLI 2.35.19 Command Reference](../../index.html) »
+  * [AWS CLI 2.35.21 Command Reference](../../index.html) »