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AWS IAM documentation change

Service: IAM · 2025-06-25 · Documentation low

File: IAM/latest/UserGuide/iam_example_iam_ListMfaDevices_section.md

Summary

Added PowerShell V5 example for ListMfaDevices command with MFA device details

Security assessment

The change documents how to list MFA devices, which is a security feature. However, it does not address a specific security vulnerability but rather enhances documentation of existing security controls.

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diff --git a/IAM/latest/UserGuide/iam_example_iam_ListMfaDevices_section.md b/IAM/latest/UserGuide/iam_example_iam_ListMfaDevices_section.md
index b133d7c1e..a028c500b 100644
--- a//IAM/latest/UserGuide/iam_example_iam_ListMfaDevices_section.md
+++ b//IAM/latest/UserGuide/iam_example_iam_ListMfaDevices_section.md
@@ -78,0 +79,21 @@ PowerShell
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+**Tools for PowerShell V5**
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+**Example 1: This example returns details about the MFA device assigned to the IAM user`David`. In this example you can tell that it is a virtual device because the `SerialNumber` is an ARN instead of a physical device's actual serial number.**
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+    Get-IAMMFADevice -UserName David
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+**Output:**
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+    EnableDate                  SerialNumber                           UserName
+    ----------                  ------------                           --------
+    4/8/2015 9:41:10 AM         arn:aws:iam::123456789012:mfa/David    David
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+  * For API details, see [ListMfaDevices](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/powershell/v5/reference) in _AWS Tools for PowerShell Cmdlet Reference (V5)_.