AWS IAM documentation change
Summary
Updated terminology from 'federated users' to 'identity federation' and 'federated principals'
Security assessment
Terminology standardization for consistency, no security vulnerabilities addressed
Diff
diff --git a/IAM/latest/UserGuide/id_roles.md b/IAM/latest/UserGuide/id_roles.md index 1fea79246..a12e123bb 100644 --- a//IAM/latest/UserGuide/id_roles.md +++ b//IAM/latest/UserGuide/id_roles.md @@ -48 +48 @@ For information about which services support using service-linked roles, see [AW -We recommend you only use IAM users for use cases not supported by federated users. Some of the use cases include the following: +We recommend you only use IAM users for use cases not supported by identity federation. Some of the use cases include the following: @@ -168 +168 @@ For more information and examples of principals you can allow to assume a role, -For more information about federated users, see [Identity providers and federation](./id_roles_providers.html). +For more information about federated principals, see [Identity providers and federation](./id_roles_providers.html). @@ -170 +170 @@ For more information about federated users, see [Identity providers and federati - * **Federated users** are existing identities from AWS Directory Service, your enterprise user directory, or an OIDC provider. These are known as _federated users_. AWS assigns a role to a federated user when access is requested through an [identity provider](./id_roles_providers.html). + * **Federated principals** are existing identities from AWS Directory Service, your enterprise user directory, or an OIDC provider. AWS assigns a role to a federated principal when access is requested through an [identity provider](./id_roles_providers.html). @@ -172 +172 @@ For more information about federated users, see [Identity providers and federati -For more information about federated users, see [Federated users and roles](./introduction_access-management.html#intro-access-roles). +For more information about SAML and OIDC federated principals, see [Federated user sessions and roles](./introduction_access-management.html#intro-access-roles).