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@@ -40,8 +40,8 @@ In order to deploy both the stacks the user needs to provide a set of required a
 | Name                   | Requirement | Type    | Description                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
 |------------------------|:------------|:--------|:-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 | distVersion            | Required    | string  | The OpenSearch distribution version (released/un-released) the user wants to deploy                                                                                                                                                                                                              |
-| securityDisabled       | Required    | boolean | Enable or disable security plugin                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |
-| adminPassword          | Required    | string | This value is required when security plugin is enabled                                                                                                                                                                                         |
+| securityDisabled       | Required    | boolean | Enable or disable security plugin                                                                                                                                                                                          |
+| adminPassword          | Optional    | string  | This value is required when security plugin is enabled                                                                                                                                                                                         |
 | minDistribution        | Required    | boolean | Is it the minimal OpenSearch distribution with no security and plugins                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |
 | distributionUrl        | Required    | string  | OpenSearch tar distribution url                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
 | cpuArch                | Required    | string  | CPU platform for EC2, could be either `x64` or `arm64`                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |