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AWS AWSCloudFormation documentation change

Service: AWSCloudFormation · 2025-04-03 · Documentation low

File: AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/aws-properties-opensearchservice-domain-identitycenteroptions.md

Summary

Expanded IAM Identity Center documentation with security context about authentication and SSO

Security assessment

Adds explicit security context about user authentication and access control features but does not fix a vulnerability

Diff

diff --git a/AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/aws-properties-opensearchservice-domain-identitycenteroptions.md b/AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/aws-properties-opensearchservice-domain-identitycenteroptions.md
index cdc2cab20..6f91b58c8 100644
--- a//AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/aws-properties-opensearchservice-domain-identitycenteroptions.md
+++ b//AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/aws-properties-opensearchservice-domain-identitycenteroptions.md
@@ -7 +7 @@ SyntaxProperties
-Container for IAM Identity Center Options settings.
+Settings container for integrating IAM Identity Center with OpenSearch UI applications, which enables enabling secure user authentication and access control across multiple data sources. This setup supports single sign-on (SSO) through IAM Identity Center, allowing centralized user management.
@@ -42 +42 @@ To declare this entity in your AWS CloudFormation template, use the following sy
-True to enable IAM Identity Center for API access in Amazon OpenSearch Service.
+Indicates whether IAM Identity Center is enabled for the application.
@@ -53 +53 @@ _Required_ : No
-The ARN for IAM Identity Center Application which will integrate with Amazon OpenSearch Service.
+The ARN of the IAM Identity Center application that integrates with Amazon OpenSearch Service.
@@ -70 +70 @@ _Minimum_ : `20`
-The ARN for IAM Identity Center Instance.
+The Amazon Resource Name (ARN) of the IAM Identity Center instance.
@@ -87 +87 @@ _Minimum_ : `20`
-The ID of IAM Identity Store.
+The identifier of the IAM Identity Store.
@@ -104 +104 @@ _Minimum_ : `1`
-Specify the attribute that contains the backend role (groupName, groupID) of IAM Identity Center
+Specifies the attribute that contains the backend role identifier (such as group name or group ID) in IAM Identity Center.
@@ -117 +117 @@ _Required_ : No
-Specify the attribute that contains the subject (username, userID, email) of IAM Identity Center.
+Specifies the attribute that contains the subject identifier (such as username, user ID, or email) in IAM Identity Center.