AWS IAM documentation change
Summary
Added documentation sections about unique ID prefixes and obtaining unique identifiers, promoted subsections to main sections
Security assessment
The changes add visibility to documentation about security-relevant identifiers like access key IDs (including temporary ASIA prefixes) and methods to retrieve them. While this improves security documentation clarity, there's no evidence of addressing a specific vulnerability.
Diff
diff --git a/IAM/latest/UserGuide/reference_identifiers.md b/IAM/latest/UserGuide/reference_identifiers.md index 1bb3009fd..4085c8070 100644 --- a//IAM/latest/UserGuide/reference_identifiers.md +++ b//IAM/latest/UserGuide/reference_identifiers.md @@ -5 +5 @@ -Friendly names and pathsIAM ARNsUnique identifiers +Friendly names and pathsIAM ARNsUnique identifiersUnderstanding unique ID prefixesGetting the unique identifier @@ -18,0 +19,4 @@ IAM uses a few different identifiers for users, IAM groups, roles, policies, and + * Understanding unique ID prefixes + + * Getting the unique identifier + @@ -348 +352 @@ Another example where user IDs can be useful is if you maintain your own databas -### Understanding unique ID prefixes +## Understanding unique ID prefixes @@ -367 +371 @@ ASIA | [Temporary (AWS STS) access key IDs](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/STS/lat -### Getting the unique identifier +## Getting the unique identifier