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AWS amazonq medium security documentation change

Service: amazonq · 2025-07-25 · Security-related medium

File: amazonq/latest/qdeveloper-ug/subscribe-standalone.md

Summary

Changed terminology from 'install' to 'create' for profile setup, added note about user/group name matching in assignments, and updated managed application name format

Security assessment

The added note clarifies that user/group assignments only match names (not emails), which prevents potential misconfigurations in access control. This addresses a security-relevant configuration detail by ensuring administrators understand how identity matching works.

Diff

diff --git a/amazonq/latest/qdeveloper-ug/subscribe-standalone.md b/amazonq/latest/qdeveloper-ug/subscribe-standalone.md
index b72ded0f7..a1c7d3a70 100644
--- a//amazonq/latest/qdeveloper-ug/subscribe-standalone.md
+++ b//amazonq/latest/qdeveloper-ug/subscribe-standalone.md
@@ -5 +5 @@
-PrerequisitesStep 1: Install the Amazon Q Developer Pro profile and subscribe yourself Step 2: Subscribe team membersWhat resources were created?
+PrerequisitesStep 1: Create the Amazon Q Developer Pro profile and subscribe yourself Step 2: Subscribe team membersWhat resources were created?
@@ -32 +32 @@ The instructions on this page assume you have not already installed an IAM Ident
-## Step 1: Install the Amazon Q Developer Pro profile and subscribe yourself 
+## Step 1: Create the Amazon Q Developer Pro profile and subscribe yourself 
@@ -38 +38 @@ The instructions on this page assume you have not already installed an IAM Ident
-  3. Make sure you're in the AWS Region where you want to install the [Amazon Q Developer profile](./subscribe-understanding-profile.html) and where you want to store user data. For supported Regions, see [Supported Regions for the Q Developer console and Q Developer profile](./q-admin-setup-subscribe-regions.html#qdev-console-and-profile-regions).
+  3. Make sure you're in the AWS Region where you want to create the [Amazon Q Developer profile](./subscribe-understanding-profile.html) and where you want to store user data. For supported Regions, see [Supported Regions for the Q Developer console and Q Developer profile](./q-admin-setup-subscribe-regions.html#qdev-console-and-profile-regions).
@@ -58 +58 @@ Choose **Create application**.
-The Amazon Q Developer profile and managed application are installed, and your subscription is created.
+The Amazon Q Developer profile and managed application are created, and your subscription is created.
@@ -107,0 +108,4 @@ The **Assign users and groups** dialog box appears.
+###### Note
+
+The dialog box only matches on user names or group names. It does not match on email addresses.
+
@@ -135 +139 @@ You can't convert or merge an account instance of IAM Identity Center into an or
-  * **A managed application** called **QDefaultProfile** , in the IAM Identity Center that is set up in your standalone account. The application is associated with the Amazon Q Developer profile. Like the Amazon Q Developer profile, the application is created once and shared between all Amazon Q subscribers in your standalone account.
+  * **A managed application** called **QDevProfile-`region`**, in the IAM Identity Center that is set up in your standalone account. The application is associated with the Amazon Q Developer profile. Like the Amazon Q Developer profile, the application is created once and shared between all Amazon Q subscribers in your standalone account.