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AWS config: Update AWS Region availability list for OpenSearch VPC-only rule

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

File: config/latest/developerguide/opensearch-in-vpc-only.md

Summary

Removed Israel (Tel Aviv) from the list of unsupported regions for the OpenSearch-in-VPC-only Config rule.

Security assessment

Only the regional availability list changed; no security guidance, control logic, or vulnerability is addressed.

Evidence

**AWS Region:** All supported AWS regions except Asia Pacific (New Zealand), China (Beijing), Asia Pacific (Thailand), Middle East (UAE), Asia Pacific (Hyderabad), Asia Pacific (Malaysia), 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-in-vpc-only.md b/config/latest/developerguide/opensearch-in-vpc-only.md
index eb1a9af..6022c43 100644
--- a//config/latest/developerguide/opensearch-in-vpc-only.md
+++ b//config/latest/developerguide/opensearch-in-vpc-only.md
@@ -23 +23 @@ The rule does not evaluate Elasticsearch domains.
-**AWS Region:** All supported AWS regions except Asia Pacific (New Zealand), China (Beijing), Asia Pacific (Thailand), Middle East (UAE), Asia Pacific (Hyderabad), Asia Pacific (Malaysia), 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), Asia Pacific (Thailand), Middle East (UAE), Asia Pacific (Hyderabad), Asia Pacific (Malaysia), 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