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AWS config: Update region availability for OpenSearch audit logging rule

Service: config · 2026-10-30 · Documentation low

File: config/latest/developerguide/opensearch-audit-logging-enabled.md

Summary

Removed Asia Pacific (Malaysia) and Israel (Tel Aviv) from the unsupported regions list for the opensearch-audit-logging-enabled rule.

Security assessment

Only the region list changed; no security content change.

Evidence

**AWS Region:** All supported AWS regions except Asia Pacific (New Zealand), China (Beijing), Middle East (UAE), Asia Pacific (Hyderabad), Asia Pacific (Melbourne), AWS GovCloud (US-East), AWS GovCloud (US-West), Mexico (Central), Asia Pacific (Taipei), Canada West (Calgary), Europe (Spain), China (Ningxia), Europe (Zurich) Region

Diff

diff --git a/config/latest/developerguide/opensearch-audit-logging-enabled.md b/config/latest/developerguide/opensearch-audit-logging-enabled.md
index d200d76..d024cbf 100644
--- a//config/latest/developerguide/opensearch-audit-logging-enabled.md
+++ b//config/latest/developerguide/opensearch-audit-logging-enabled.md
@@ -19 +19 @@ Checks if Amazon OpenSearch Service domains have audit logging enabled. The rule
-**AWS Region:** All supported AWS regions except Asia Pacific (New Zealand), China (Beijing), Asia Pacific (Thailand), Middle East (UAE), Asia Pacific (Hyderabad), Asia Pacific (Melbourne), AWS GovCloud (US-East), AWS GovCloud (US-West), Mexico (Central), Israel (Tel Aviv), Asia Pacific (Taipei), Canada West (Calgary), Europe (Spain), China (Ningxia), Europe (Zurich) Region
+**AWS Region:** All supported AWS regions except Asia Pacific (New Zealand), China (Beijing), Middle East (UAE), Asia Pacific (Hyderabad), Asia Pacific (Melbourne), AWS GovCloud (US-East), AWS GovCloud (US-West), Mexico (Central), Asia Pacific (Taipei), Canada West (Calgary), Europe (Spain), China (Ningxia), Europe (Zurich) Region