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AWS application-discovery documentation change

Service: application-discovery · 2025-07-25 · Documentation low

File: application-discovery/latest/userguide/setting-up.md

Summary

Removed redundant programmatic access note and added setup step

Security assessment

Clarifies programmatic access setup but does not address a specific security vulnerability.

Diff

diff --git a/application-discovery/latest/userguide/setting-up.md b/application-discovery/latest/userguide/setting-up.md
index a7be470c3..eca1f4c59 100644
--- a//application-discovery/latest/userguide/setting-up.md
+++ b//application-discovery/latest/userguide/setting-up.md
@@ -79,3 +79 @@ While following the instructions in the _IAM User Guide_ :
-     * When on the step about selecting the type of access, select **Programmatic access**. Note, while not recommended, only select **AWS Management Console access** if you plan to use the same IAM user credentials for accessing the AWS console. 
-
-     * When on the step about the **Set permission** page, choose the option to **Attach existing policies to user directly**. Then select a managed IAM policy for Application Discovery Service from the list of policies. For information about Application Discovery Service managed policies, see [AWS managed policies for AWS Application Discovery Service](./security-iam-awsmanpol.html).
+     * When on the step about the **Set permissions** page, choose the option to **Attach existing policies to user directly**. Then select a managed IAM policy for Application Discovery Service from the list of policies. For information about Application Discovery Service managed policies, see [AWS managed policies for AWS Application Discovery Service](./security-iam-awsmanpol.html).
@@ -84,0 +83,2 @@ While following the instructions in the _IAM User Guide_ :
+  3. After you create the user provide them with programmatic access as described in [Support programmatic user access](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/IAM/latest/UserGuide/introduction_identity-management.html?icmpid=docs_iam_console#gs-get-keys).
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