[Bug]: ssm.aws.upbound.io/Parameter/v1beta1 - unable to create a Parameter with Type: SecureString

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Affected Resource(s)

provider-aws-ssm/v1.16.0/resources/ssm.aws.upbound.io/Parameter/v1beta1

Resource MRs required to reproduce the bug

ssm-parameter-store-ss.yaml

apiVersion: ssm.aws.upbound.io/v1beta1
kind: Parameter
metadata:
  name: crossplane-system-ps-secure-string
  namespace: crossplane-system
  annotations:
    crossplane.io/parameter-name: /k8s/crossplane-system/ps-secure-string
spec:
  forProvider:
    region: us-east-1
    type: SecureString
  providerConfigReg:
    name: default

Steps to Reproduce

k create -f ssm-parameter-store-ss.yaml

What happened?

I'm trying to create a SecureString ssm parameter, and it fails with an api error Validation from AWS. Suggestions on how to provide a placeholder for the create process?

Relevant Error Output Snippet

message: 'create failed: async create failed: failed to create the resource: [{0
      creating SSM Parameter (crossplane-system-ps-secure-string): operation error SSM:
      PutParameter, https response error StatusCode: 400, RequestID: <redacted>,
      api error ValidationException: 1 validation error detected: Value at ''value''
      failed to satisfy constraint: Member must have length greater than or equal
      to 1  []}]'
    reason: ReconcileError
    status: "False"
    type: Synced

### Crossplane Version

1.18.0

### Provider Version

v1.16.0

### Kubernetes Version

Kubernetes Version:
Client Version: v1.31.0
Kustomize Version: v5.4.2
Server Version: v1.31.1-eks

### Kubernetes Distribution

EKS

### Additional Info

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