Opt into advanced parameters with the AWS Systems Manager (SSM) Parameter task

You can now opt into advanced parameters via the Systems Manager Parameter task to enable you to create more than 10,000 parameters, use larger parameter value size (up to 8 KB) and add policies to your parameter:

The larger parameter value size enables you to store parameters with long values such as certificates with long key chains. Advanced parameters also enable you to configure policies such as expiration, expiration notification and no-change notification. Expiration policy provides the ability to specify an expiration date and time. Expiration notification policy helps you track parameters that will expire soon. No-change notification policy helps you track parameters that have not changed for a specified period of time. Advanced parameters are priced per parameter per month, and per API interaction. See the pricing page for details.

Integration with AWS Secrets Manager

Besides natively supporting encrypted Secure String Parameters, the AWS Systems Manager Parameter Store is also integrated with the dedicated AWS Secrets Manager – refer to Referencing AWS Secrets Manager Secrets from Parameter Store Parameters for details.