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AWS powershell documentation change

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

File: powershell/v5/userguide/pstools-getting-started.md

Summary

Updated documentation to reflect release of AWS Tools for PowerShell V5, restructured content to focus on configuration/usage rather than installation, added sections about credential resolution, federated identity, observability, and user/role management

Security assessment

Added documentation about credential/profile resolution and federated identity configuration which are security-related features, but no evidence of addressing a specific vulnerability

Diff

diff --git a/powershell/v5/userguide/pstools-getting-started.md b/powershell/v5/userguide/pstools-getting-started.md
index 4ead16e58..c72ad2ed7 100644
--- a//powershell/v5/userguide/pstools-getting-started.md
+++ b//powershell/v5/userguide/pstools-getting-started.md
@@ -5 +5 @@
-The AWS Tools for PowerShell version 5 (V5) is in preview, therefore this content is subject to change. For information about breaking changes, installation, and migration, see the [migration topic](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/powershell/v5/userguide/migrating-v5.html). For released content, see the [version 4 user guide](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/powershell/v4/userguide/) instead.
+Version 5 (V5) of the AWS Tools for PowerShell has been released!
@@ -7 +7 @@ The AWS Tools for PowerShell version 5 (V5) is in preview, therefore this conten
-# Get started with the AWS Tools for PowerShell
+For information about breaking changes and migrating your applications, see the [migration topic](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/powershell/v5/userguide/migrating-v5.html).
@@ -9 +9,7 @@ The AWS Tools for PowerShell version 5 (V5) is in preview, therefore this conten
-The following topics show you how to successfully install AWS Tools for PowerShell cmdlets and set up authentication with AWS.
+[ ![](/images/powershell/v5/userguide/images/BannerButton_less-round.png) ](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/powershell/v5/userguide/migrating-v5.html)
+
+# Configuring and using the AWS Tools for PowerShell
+
+Some of the topics in this section describe the fundamentals of using the Tools for Windows PowerShell after you have [installed the tools and set up authentication](./pstools-getting-set-up.html). For example, they explain how to specify which [AWS Region](./pstools-installing-specifying-region.html) the Tools for PowerShell should use when interacting with AWS.
+
+Other topics in this section provide information about advanced ways that you can configure the tools, your environment, and your projects.
@@ -13 +19,9 @@ The following topics show you how to successfully install AWS Tools for PowerShe
-  * [Installed on CloudShell](./pstools-getting-set-up-cloudshell.html)
+  * [AWS Region](./pstools-installing-specifying-region.html)
+
+  * [Credential and profile resolution](./creds-assign.html)
+
+  * [Configure federated identity](./saml-pst.html)
+
+  * [Observability](./observability.html)
+
+  * [Cmdlet discovery and aliases](./pstools-discovery-aliases.html)
@@ -15 +29 @@ The following topics show you how to successfully install AWS Tools for PowerShe
-  * [Installing on Windows](./pstools-getting-set-up-windows.html)
+  * [Pipelining, output, and iteration](./pstools-pipelines.html)
@@ -17 +31 @@ The following topics show you how to successfully install AWS Tools for PowerShe
-  * [Installing on Linux or macOS](./pstools-getting-set-up-linux-mac.html)
+  * [Users and roles](./pstools-users-roles.html)
@@ -19 +33 @@ The following topics show you how to successfully install AWS Tools for PowerShe
-  * [Authenticating with AWS](./creds-idc.html)
+  * [Using legacy credentials](./pstools-cred-legacy.html)
@@ -30 +44 @@ To use the Amazon Web Services Documentation, Javascript must be enabled. Please
-What's new
+Use the AWS CLI
@@ -32 +46 @@ What's new
-Installed on CloudShell
+AWS Region