AWS cognito documentation change
Summary
Updated terminology from 'advanced security features' to 'threat protection' and 'device footprint' to 'device fingerprint'
Security assessment
The change updates security-related terminology but does not indicate a security vulnerability fix. It clarifies threat protection features which are security controls.
Diff
diff --git a/cognito/latest/developerguide/amazon-cognito-user-pools-device-tracking.md b/cognito/latest/developerguide/amazon-cognito-user-pools-device-tracking.md index 8d7ee4dc9..8af017d29 100644 --- a//cognito/latest/developerguide/amazon-cognito-user-pools-device-tracking.md +++ b//cognito/latest/developerguide/amazon-cognito-user-pools-device-tracking.md @@ -79 +79 @@ Before your user can sign in with their trusted device, your app must confirm th -When you confirm your user’s device but don’t set it as remembered, Amazon Cognito stores the association but proceeds with non-device sign-in when you provide the device key. Devices can generate logs that are useful for user security and troubleshooting. A confirmed but unremembered device doesn’t take advantage of the sign-in feature, but does take advantage of the security monitoring logs feature. When you activate advanced security features for your app client and encode a device footprint into your request, Amazon Cognito associates user events with the confirmed device. +When you confirm your user’s device but don’t set it as remembered, Amazon Cognito stores the association but proceeds with non-device sign-in when you provide the device key. Devices can generate logs that are useful for user security and troubleshooting. A confirmed but unremembered device doesn’t take advantage of the sign-in feature, but does take advantage of the security monitoring logs feature. When you activate threat protection for your app client and encode a device fingerprint into your request, Amazon Cognito associates user events with the confirmed device.