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AWS config: Update AWS Region availability list for OpenSearch node-to-node encryption rule

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

File: config/latest/developerguide/opensearch-node-to-node-encryption-check.md

Summary

Removed Israel (Tel Aviv) from the unsupported regions list for the node-to-node encryption Config rule.

Security assessment

Region list update only; the encryption rule description itself is unchanged and no vulnerability is referenced.

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-node-to-node-encryption-check.md b/config/latest/developerguide/opensearch-node-to-node-encryption-check.md
index f69fb2b..a718d75 100644
--- a//config/latest/developerguide/opensearch-node-to-node-encryption-check.md
+++ b//config/latest/developerguide/opensearch-node-to-node-encryption-check.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