AWS amazonq documentation change
Summary
Clarified that Slack integrations require IAM Identity Center and explicitly state IAM federation is unsupported
Security assessment
The changes emphasize security controls by restricting Slack integrations to IAM Identity Center-managed applications, which enforces centralized access management. While not addressing a specific vulnerability, it documents security requirements for integration.
Diff
diff --git a/amazonq/latest/qbusiness-ug/slack-configuration.md b/amazonq/latest/qbusiness-ug/slack-configuration.md index fd16a9ad4..d3211cdde 100644 --- a//amazonq/latest/qbusiness-ug/slack-configuration.md +++ b//amazonq/latest/qbusiness-ug/slack-configuration.md @@ -17 +17 @@ The Amazon Q Business integration for Slack is only available for use by Amazon - * Amazon Q supports users who authenticate using external SAML providers through IAM Identity Center. For more information, see [Create an IAM Identity Center-integrated application](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/amazonq/latest/qbusiness-ug/create-application.html). + * Amazon Q only supports user access management through IAM Identity Center for Slack integrations. This includes authentication using external SAML providers through IAM Identity Center. To integrate Slack with Amazon Q, you must create an IAM Identity Center-integrated application. For more information, see [Create an IAM Identity Center-integrated application](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/amazonq/latest/qbusiness-ug/create-application.html). @@ -19 +19 @@ The Amazon Q Business integration for Slack is only available for use by Amazon - * Amazon Q application environments created with IAM Federation do not support integrations with Slack at this time. + * Amazon Q doesn't support Slack integrations for [Amazon Q applications using IAM federation](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/amazonq/latest/qbusiness-ug/create-application-iam.html) for user access management. @@ -53 +53 @@ As admins, before you can add the Amazon Q Business integration to your Slack, y -[IAM federated application environment](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/amazonq/latest/qbusiness-ug/create-application-iam.html) do not support integrations with Slack at this time. +Amazon Q doesn't support Slack integrations for [Amazon Q applications using IAM federation](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/amazonq/latest/qbusiness-ug/create-application-iam.html) for user access management.