AWS cli documentation change

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

File: cli/latest/reference/dms/describe-data-providers.md

Summary

Updated AWS CLI version references from 2.35.19 to 2.35.21 and added new 'Examples' section demonstrating describe-data-providers command usage with SSL configuration

Security assessment

The change adds an example showing SSL configuration ('SslMode: verify-full' and 'CertificateArn'), which documents security features for encrypted database connections. No evidence of addressing a specific security vulnerability.

Diff

diff --git a/cli/latest/reference/dms/describe-data-providers.md b/cli/latest/reference/dms/describe-data-providers.md
index cf63c8aab..8e2a0d119 100644
--- a//cli/latest/reference/dms/describe-data-providers.md
+++ b//cli/latest/reference/dms/describe-data-providers.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
@@ -253,0 +255,44 @@ 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_ .
+
+**To describe data providers**
+
+The following `describe-data-providers` example retrieves the details of a data provider identified by its ARN.
+    
+    
+    aws dms describe-data-providers \
+        --filters Name=data-provider-identifier,Values=arn:aws:dms:us-east-1:123456789012:data-provider:EXAMPLEABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRS
+    
+
+Output:
+    
+    
+    {
+        "DataProviders": [
+            {
+                "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_.
+
@@ -777 +822 @@ DataProviders -> (list)
-  * [AWS CLI 2.35.19 Command Reference](../../index.html) »
+  * [AWS CLI 2.35.21 Command Reference](../../index.html) »