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AWS bedrock documentation change

Service: bedrock · 2025-08-13 · Documentation low

File: bedrock/latest/userguide/kb-ds-info.md

Summary

Updated sign-in instructions to reference IAM principal instead of IAM identity with link to IAM documentation

Security assessment

Clarifies authentication requirements using AWS IAM terminology but does not address a specific security vulnerability. The change improves documentation accuracy by linking to IAM principal definitions, which helps users implement proper access controls.

Diff

diff --git a/bedrock/latest/userguide/kb-ds-info.md b/bedrock/latest/userguide/kb-ds-info.md
index f1797ed9f..11e6c9f1c 100644
--- a//bedrock/latest/userguide/kb-ds-info.md
+++ b//bedrock/latest/userguide/kb-ds-info.md
@@ -18 +18 @@ Console
-  1. Sign in to the AWS Management Console with an IAM identity that has permissions to use the Amazon Bedrock console. Then, open the Amazon Bedrock console at [https://console.aws.amazon.com/bedrock/](https://console.aws.amazon.com/bedrock/).
+  1. Sign in to the AWS Management Console with an [IAM principal](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/IAM/latest/UserGuide/introduction_identity-management.html#intro-structure-terms) that has permissions to use the Amazon Bedrock console. Then, open the Amazon Bedrock console at [https://console.aws.amazon.com/bedrock/](https://console.aws.amazon.com/bedrock/).