AWS IAM documentation change

Service: IAM · 2025-07-04 · Documentation low

File: IAM/latest/UserGuide/reference_identifiers.md

Summary

Updated example usernames in ARN patterns from 'JohnDoe' to 'John' and similar

Security assessment

Documentation example standardization with no security policy or permission changes.

Diff

diff --git a/IAM/latest/UserGuide/reference_identifiers.md b/IAM/latest/UserGuide/reference_identifiers.md
index 0617a1e63..7acef901b 100644
--- a//IAM/latest/UserGuide/reference_identifiers.md
+++ b//IAM/latest/UserGuide/reference_identifiers.md
@@ -82,2 +82,2 @@ Examples:
-    arn:aws:iam::123456789012:user/JohnDoe
-    arn:aws:iam::123456789012:user/division_abc/subdivision_xyz/JaneDoe
+    arn:aws:iam::123456789012:user/John
+    arn:aws:iam::123456789012:user/division_abc/subdivision_xyz/Jane
@@ -93,2 +93,2 @@ Examples:
-    arn:aws:sts::123456789012:federated-user/JohnDoe
-    arn:aws:sts::123456789012:assumed-role/Accounting-Role/JaneDoe
+    arn:aws:sts::123456789012:federated-user/John
+    arn:aws:sts::123456789012:assumed-role/Accounting-Role/Jane
@@ -96,2 +96,2 @@ Examples:
-    arn:aws:iam::123456789012:mfa/JaneDoeMFA
-    arn:aws:iam::123456789012:u2f/user/JohnDoe/default (U2F security key)
+    arn:aws:iam::123456789012:mfa/JaneMFA
+    arn:aws:iam::123456789012:u2f/user/John/default (U2F security key)
@@ -114 +114 @@ Each IAM user name is unique. The user name is case-insensitive for the user, su
-        arn:aws:iam::123456789012:user/JohnDoe
+        arn:aws:iam::123456789012:user/John
@@ -118 +118 @@ Each IAM user name is unique. The user name is case-insensitive for the user, su
-        arn:aws:iam::123456789012:user/division_abc/subdivision_xyz/JaneDoe
+        arn:aws:iam::123456789012:user/division_abc/subdivision_xyz/Jane
@@ -248 +248 @@ If you specify the following ARN for a user `arn:aws:iam::111122223333:user/*` i
-    arn:aws:iam::111122223333:user/JohnDoe
+    arn:aws:iam::111122223333:user/John
@@ -254,2 +254,2 @@ But, if you specify the following ARN for a user `arn:aws:iam::111122223333:user
-    arn:aws:iam::111122223333:user/JohnDoe
-    arn:aws:iam::111122223333:user/division_abc/subdivision_xyz/JaneDoe
+    arn:aws:iam::111122223333:user/John
+    arn:aws:iam::111122223333:user/division_abc/subdivision_xyz/Jane