AWS quicksight documentation change
Summary
Simplified sign-up process by removing edition-specific instructions and updated identity management recommendations
Security assessment
Change promotes IAM Identity Center as recommended authentication method and updates security policy references, but doesn't indicate any active security issue resolution
Diff
diff --git a/quicksight/latest/user/signing-up.md b/quicksight/latest/user/signing-up.md index ae27f538f..dca91faee 100644 --- a//quicksight/latest/user/signing-up.md +++ b//quicksight/latest/user/signing-up.md @@ -21,9 +21 @@ Your AWS account number is displayed for verification purposes. - 3. Choose **Standard** or **Enterprise**. - - 1. If you choose **Standard** , choose the method that you want to connect with. Choose one of the following: - - * **Use IAM federated identities and QuickSight-managed users**. - - * **Use IAM federated identities only**. - - 2. If you choose **Enterprise** , choose **Continue** , and then choose the identity method that you want to connect with. + 3. Choose the identity method that you want to connect with. @@ -33 +25 @@ Choose one of the following: - * (Recommended) **Use IAM Identity Center enabled application**. This option is only available for Amazon QuickSight Enterprise Edition accounts. + * (Recommended) **Use IAM Identity Center** @@ -41 +33 @@ Choose one of the following: -To sign up for a QuickSight Enterprise Edition account with an IAM Identity center enabled application, you need the correct permissions. For more information on the permissions needed to use this method, see [IAM identity-based policies for Amazon QuickSight: All access for Enterprise edition with IAM Identity Center](./iam-policy-examples.html#security_iam_id-based-policy-examples-all-access-enterprise-edition-sso). +To sign up for a QuickSight account with an IAM Identity center enabled application, you need the correct permissions. For more information on the permissions needed to use this method, see [IAM identity-based policies for Amazon QuickSight: All access for Enterprise edition with IAM Identity Center](./iam-policy-examples.html#security_iam_id-based-policy-examples-all-access-enterprise-edition-sso). @@ -45 +37 @@ To sign up for QuickSight with federated users, you need the correct IAM permiss - * To use role-based federation (that is, single sign-on, or IAM Identity Center) with QuickSight Standard Edition or QuickSight Enterprise Edition, see [IAM identity-based policies for Amazon QuickSight: All access for Standard edition](./iam-policy-examples.html#security_iam_id-based-policy-examples-all-access-standard-edition). + * To use role-based federation (that is, single sign-on, or IAM Identity Center) with QuickSight, see [IAM identity-based policies for Amazon QuickSight: All access for Standard edition](./iam-policy-examples.html#security_iam_id-based-policy-examples-all-access-standard-edition). @@ -47 +39 @@ To sign up for QuickSight with federated users, you need the correct IAM permiss - * To use Microsoft Active Directory with QuickSight Enterprise Edition, see [IAM identity-based policies for Amazon QuickSight: all access for Enterprise edition with Active Directory](./iam-policy-examples.html#security_iam_id-based-policy-examples-all-access-enterprise-edition). QuickSight Standard Edition doesn't work with Active Directory. + * To use Microsoft Active Directory with QuickSight, see [IAM identity-based policies for Amazon QuickSight: all access for Enterprise edition with Active Directory](./iam-policy-examples.html#security_iam_id-based-policy-examples-all-access-enterprise-edition). @@ -49 +41 @@ To sign up for QuickSight with federated users, you need the correct IAM permiss -After you finish creating an Enterprise Edition account in Amazon QuickSight, you can add a subscription to Paginated Reports from the **Manage subscriptions** page of the **Manage QuickSight** menu. For more information on paginated reports, see [Working with paginated reports in Amazon QuickSight](./working-with-reports.html). +After you finish creating an account in Amazon QuickSight, you can add a subscription to Paginated Reports from the **Manage subscriptions** page of the **Manage QuickSight** menu. For more information on paginated reports, see [Working with paginated reports in Amazon QuickSight](./working-with-reports.html). @@ -51 +43 @@ After you finish creating an Enterprise Edition account in Amazon QuickSight, yo - 4. For both Standard and Enterprise editions, make choices for the following items: + 4. Make choices for the following items: