AWS Payment Cryptography Enables Paper-Based Key Exchange for PCI Compliance
AWS introduced a physical key exchange feature allowing secure paper-based cryptographic key transfers for payment applications without complex local infrastructure.
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AWS introduced a physical key exchange feature allowing secure paper-based cryptographic key transfers for payment applications without complex local infrastructure.
Amazon Elastic Kubernetes Service integrated direct CloudShell access to clusters, simplifying command execution without local tooling setup.
AWS Outposts racks gained a CloudWatch metric to monitor Link Aggregation Group (LAG) connectivity status for streamlined troubleshooting.
Amazon ECS enhanced observability by providing GPU health and performance metrics for container workloads on managed instances.
Amazon MQ expanded monitoring flexibility with native Prometheus plugin support on RabbitMQ 4.2 brokers for direct metric scraping.
AWS IoT Core extended support for custom domain names and certificates to AWS GovCloud, easing device fleet management and migration.
AWS deployed Amazon Data Firehose in the Secret - West Region, enabling easier streaming data delivery to analytics services.
AWS launched WickrGov in Secret - East Region, providing end-to-end encrypted messaging and collaboration for sensitive environments.
Amazon Bedrock AgentCore Identity introduced OBO token exchange, simplifying secure access delegation for agents acting on users’ behalf.
AWS Payment Cryptography introduced a governance model requiring multi-person approval to import root certificates, enhancing security controls.
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