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AWS cognito documentation change

Service: cognito · 2025-04-16 · Documentation low

File: cognito/latest/developerguide/getting-started-with-identity-pools.md

Summary

Added IAM policy requirements for identity pool creation

Security assessment

Documentation of required permissions improves security posture but doesn't address a specific vulnerability

Diff

diff --git a/cognito/latest/developerguide/getting-started-with-identity-pools.md b/cognito/latest/developerguide/getting-started-with-identity-pools.md
index dad7e8871..bb18b5c8d 100644
--- a//cognito/latest/developerguide/getting-started-with-identity-pools.md
+++ b//cognito/latest/developerguide/getting-started-with-identity-pools.md
@@ -41 +41 @@ You can create an identity pool through the Amazon Cognito console, or you can u
-  1. Sign in to the [Amazon Cognito console](https://console.aws.amazon.com/cognito/home) and select **Identity pools**.
+  1. Sign in to the [Amazon Cognito console](https://console.aws.amazon.com/cognito/home) and select **Identity pools**. To assign permissions to your IAM principal so that they can create and manage Amazon Cognito resources, refer to [AWS managed policies for Amazon Cognito](./security-iam-awsmanpol.html). The `AmazonCognitoPowerUser` policy is sufficient for the creation of identity pools.