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Monday, October 12, 2026

Amazon OpenSearch Service Gets Index-Level Encryption

Amazon OpenSearch Service now lets you encrypt each index separately with its own AWS KMS key, perfect for multi-tenant setups where different data needs different protection levels. The feature is live in 14 AWS regions across US, Canada, Asia Pacific, Europe, and South America for OpenSearch 3.3+, with no extra charges beyond standard KMS and OpenSearch costs.

source: [aws/whats-new]