AWS IAM documentation change

Service: IAM · 2025-05-10 · Documentation low

File: IAM/latest/UserGuide/reference_identifiers.md

Summary

Added context provider ARN examples including IdentityCenter

Security assessment

This adds documentation for Identity Center context provider ARNs, which supports identity federation security features. While not addressing a vulnerability, it enhances documentation of security-related identifiers.

Diff

diff --git a/IAM/latest/UserGuide/reference_identifiers.md b/IAM/latest/UserGuide/reference_identifiers.md
index 5d5249fb8..af3670d39 100644
--- a//IAM/latest/UserGuide/reference_identifiers.md
+++ b//IAM/latest/UserGuide/reference_identifiers.md
@@ -72,0 +73,2 @@ Syntax:
+    arn:aws:iam::aws:contextProvider/context-provider-name
+        
@@ -101,0 +104 @@ Examples:
+    arn:aws:iam::aws:contextProvider/IdentityCenter
@@ -178,0 +182,4 @@ Each IAM user name is unique. The user name is case-insensitive for the user, su
+  * The context provider ARN used with AWS IAM Identity Center trusted identity propagation, from which the trusted context assertion was generated:
+    
+        arn:aws:iam::aws:contextProvider/IdentityCenter
+