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  • AWS What's New awsengineer ·

    Amazon RDS for MySQL 5.7: Extended Support minor version 5.7.44-RDS.20260521 available

    Amazon RDS for MySQL now supports Extended Support minor version 5.7.44-RDS.20260521, offering critical security and bug fixes beyond community support. This allows users up to three additional years to upgrade to a new major version, ensuring business continuity and security for existing MySQL databases on Aurora and RDS. Customers can upgrade to this version to address known vulnerabilities and bugs in prior releases.

    patch security
  • AWS What's New securityawsengineer ·

    AWS Backup adds OTP verification for multi-party approval

    AWS Backup now requires one-time password (OTP) verification for multi-party approval actions on logically air-gapped vaults. This enhances security by ensuring only verified approvers authorize protected vault operations. The feature is automatically applied to all existing and new approval sessions for air-gapped vaults at no extra cost and requires no setup.

    feature security
  • AWS What's New securityawssecurity-advisoryengineer ·

    Amazon RDS Custom for SQL Server adds latest GDR updates

    Amazon RDS Custom for SQL Server now supports recent General Distribution Release (GDR) updates for Microsoft SQL Server, including critical security patches. This enhancement is available for SQL Server 2019 and 2022 instances, offering improved security and stability. Users can apply these updates via the AWS Management Console, SDK, or CLI.

    patch security
  • Terraform AWS Provider Releases terraforminfraaws ·

    Terraform AWS Provider v6.42.0: New resources, breaking change, and enhancements

    HashiCorp's AWS provider has released version 6.42.0, introducing multiple new resources and enhancements across various AWS services. A notable breaking change affects `aws_mq_configuration` resource destruction, now requiring explicit `mq:DeleteConfiguration` IAM permissions or opting into `skip_destroy`. This release adds new data sources and list resources for services including EC2, API Gateway, CloudWatch, and EBS, benefiting engineers managing cloud infrastructure via Terraform.

    breaking feature patch announcement