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AWS kendra documentation change

Service: kendra · 2025-06-25 · Documentation medium

File: kendra/latest/dg/gs-prerequisites.md

Summary

Updated sign-up verification options (added text message) and added JSON formatting/separators in IAM policy documentation sections

Security assessment

Adding text message as a verification option improves multi-factor authentication (MFA) capabilities, which is a security feature. However, there is no evidence this addresses a specific security vulnerability. The JSON formatting changes appear to be documentation structure improvements without security implications.

Diff

diff --git a/kendra/latest/dg/gs-prerequisites.md b/kendra/latest/dg/gs-prerequisites.md
index 235d96634..b1dd9780a 100644
--- a//kendra/latest/dg/gs-prerequisites.md
+++ b//kendra/latest/dg/gs-prerequisites.md
@@ -21 +21 @@ If you do not have an AWS account, complete the following steps to create one.
-Part of the sign-up procedure involves receiving a phone call and entering a verification code on the phone keypad.
+Part of the sign-up procedure involves receiving a phone call or text message and entering a verification code on the phone keypad.
@@ -100,0 +101,6 @@ First, you must attach the below permissions to your IAM user.
+JSON
+    
+
+****
+    
+    
@@ -170,0 +178,6 @@ Second, if you use the CLI or SDK, you must also create an IAM role and policy t
+JSON
+    
+
+****
+    
+    
@@ -233,0 +248,6 @@ Second, if you use the CLI or SDK, you must also create an IAM role and policy t
+JSON
+    
+
+****
+    
+    
@@ -261,0 +283,6 @@ Third, if you use an Amazon S3 to store your documents or you are using S3 to te
+JSON
+    
+
+****
+    
+    
@@ -311,0 +340,6 @@ Third, if you use an Amazon S3 to store your documents or you are using S3 to te
+JSON
+    
+
+****
+    
+