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AWS cognito documentation change

Service: cognito · 2025-06-28 · Documentation low

File: cognito/latest/developerguide/cognito-identity_example_cognito-identity_CreateIdentityPool_section.md

Summary

Added PowerShell V5 example for CreateIdentityPool with unauthenticated access

Security assessment

Demonstrates pool creation with AllowUnauthenticatedIdentities=$true but does not include security warnings about unauthenticated access risks. This is a standard feature demonstration.

Diff

diff --git a/cognito/latest/developerguide/cognito-identity_example_cognito-identity_CreateIdentityPool_section.md b/cognito/latest/developerguide/cognito-identity_example_cognito-identity_CreateIdentityPool_section.md
index 86b74a0d0..a1028c6a7 100644
--- a//cognito/latest/developerguide/cognito-identity_example_cognito-identity_CreateIdentityPool_section.md
+++ b//cognito/latest/developerguide/cognito-identity_example_cognito-identity_CreateIdentityPool_section.md
@@ -151,0 +152,28 @@ PowerShell
+**Tools for PowerShell V5**
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+**Example 1: Creates a new Identity Pool which allows unauthenticated identities.**
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+    New-CGIIdentityPool -AllowUnauthenticatedIdentities $true -IdentityPoolName CommonTests13
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+**Output:**
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+    LoggedAt                       : 8/12/2015 4:56:07 PM
+    AllowUnauthenticatedIdentities : True
+    DeveloperProviderName          :
+    IdentityPoolId                 : us-east-1:15d49393-ab16-431a-b26e-EXAMPLEGUID3
+    IdentityPoolName               : CommonTests13
+    OpenIdConnectProviderARNs      : {}
+    SupportedLoginProviders        : {}
+    ResponseMetadata               : Amazon.Runtime.ResponseMetadata
+    ContentLength                  : 136
+    HttpStatusCode                 : OK
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+  * For API details, see [CreateIdentityPool](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/powershell/v5/reference) in _AWS Tools for PowerShell Cmdlet Reference (V5)_. 
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