Amazon EC2 introduces AMI watermarks to track and restrict image provenance (opens in new tab)

Amazon EC2 now allows administrators to embed custom identifiers called watermarks into private Amazon Machine Images to improve governance. These structured identifiers automatically propagate to any derived images, including those created through cross-region copies or from running instances. This persistent metadata ensures that the origin of an image remains traceable even after multiple iterations or sharing across different AWS accounts. <a href="