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AWS config: Add Asia Pacific (Malaysia) to WorkSpaces root volume encryption rule regions

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

File: config/latest/developerguide/workspaces-root-volume-encryption-enabled.md

Summary

Added Asia Pacific (Malaysia) to the list of regions where the AWS Config rule is available.

Security assessment

Only the region availability list is updated; the encryption control documentation itself is unchanged and no vulnerability is referenced.

Evidence

**AWS Region:** Only available in Asia Pacific (Mumbai), Africa (Cape Town), Europe (Ireland), Europe (Frankfurt), South America (Sao Paulo), US East (N. Virginia), Asia Pacific (Seoul), Asia Pacific (Malaysia), Europe (London), Asia Pacific (Tokyo), US West (Oregon), Asia Pacific (Singapore), Asia Pacific (Sydney), Canada (Central), China (Ningxia) Region

Diff

diff --git a/config/latest/developerguide/workspaces-root-volume-encryption-enabled.md b/config/latest/developerguide/workspaces-root-volume-encryption-enabled.md
index 3ae22e1..e2b3d57 100644
--- a//config/latest/developerguide/workspaces-root-volume-encryption-enabled.md
+++ b//config/latest/developerguide/workspaces-root-volume-encryption-enabled.md
@@ -19 +19 @@ Checks if an Amazon WorkSpace volume has the root volume encryption settings set
-**AWS Region:** Only available in Asia Pacific (Mumbai), Africa (Cape Town), Europe (Ireland), Europe (Frankfurt), South America (Sao Paulo), US East (N. Virginia), Asia Pacific (Seoul), Europe (London), Asia Pacific (Tokyo), US West (Oregon), Asia Pacific (Singapore), Asia Pacific (Sydney), Canada (Central), China (Ningxia) Region
+**AWS Region:** Only available in Asia Pacific (Mumbai), Africa (Cape Town), Europe (Ireland), Europe (Frankfurt), South America (Sao Paulo), US East (N. Virginia), Asia Pacific (Seoul), Asia Pacific (Malaysia), Europe (London), Asia Pacific (Tokyo), US West (Oregon), Asia Pacific (Singapore), Asia Pacific (Sydney), Canada (Central), China (Ningxia) Region