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AWS bedrock: Zendesk KB data source now documents optional document-level ACLs

Service: bedrock · 2026-10-10 · Security-related high

File: bedrock/latest/userguide/kb-managed-ds-zendesk.md · Type: authz

Summary

Removed the warning that Zendesk data sources expose all crawled content to every authenticated user and added document-level access control (ACL) as a supported, optional feature with setup step.

Security assessment

The removed text documents a concrete weakness (any authenticated KB user could read all crawled Zendesk content), and the replacement documents per-user ACL filtering of query results, which directly mitigates that over-exposure via Zendesk permissions.

Evidence

-Zendesk data sources don't support document-level access control lists (ACLs). All authenticated users who can query the knowledge base can see all crawled content.

Diff

diff --git a/bedrock/latest/userguide/kb-managed-ds-zendesk.md b/bedrock/latest/userguide/kb-managed-ds-zendesk.md
index 03871f5..4e22193 100644
--- a//bedrock/latest/userguide/kb-managed-ds-zendesk.md
+++ b//bedrock/latest/userguide/kb-managed-ds-zendesk.md
@@ -13,4 +12,0 @@ Zendesk is a cloud-based customer service platform that helps businesses manage
-###### Important
-
-Zendesk data sources don't support document-level access control lists (ACLs). All authenticated users who can query the knowledge base can see all crawled content.
-
@@ -26,0 +23,2 @@ With a Zendesk data source, you can use the following features:
+  * Document-level access control (ACLs)
+
@@ -63,0 +62,2 @@ Setting up a Zendesk data source involves the following steps:
+  3. **(Optional) Enable document-level access control.** Filter query results by each user's Zendesk permissions. See [Document-level access controls](./kb-managed-ds-zendesk-acl.html).
+