docs/service/ssm: Include additional information for aws_ssm_parameter value sensitivity

[bflad]

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Reference: #9090
Reference: #18925

Output from acceptance testing: N/A (documentation)

[ewbankkit]

LGTM.

[WhyNotHugo]

This makes it sound like the new behaviour is here to stay.

AWS uses SSM to PUBLISH information. It's an ideal place to store all kinds of useful variables.

Having to mark my code as "nonsensitive" all over the place is a ridiculous workaround; just treat values an non-sensitive by default, and let anyone handling sensitive values mark it as such.

[ghost]

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[igreg]

I'm with @WhyNotHugo on that one. We have mostly non sensitive information stored in SSM parameters and this decision is very appears to be very shortsighted and adds un-necessary complexity everywhere in our stacks as we have to keep flagging references as non-sensitive. Anyways, better continue the conversation in #9090. At that questionable decision is clearly documented now.

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