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AWS bedrock documentation change

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

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

Summary

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

Security assessment

Enhances documentation clarity about authentication methods but lacks evidence of addressing a security flaw. The added link helps users understand IAM security concepts better.

Diff

diff --git a/bedrock/latest/userguide/kb-ds-update.md b/bedrock/latest/userguide/kb-ds-update.md
index c4dd809f4..887cbe599 100644
--- a//bedrock/latest/userguide/kb-ds-update.md
+++ b//bedrock/latest/userguide/kb-ds-update.md
@@ -48 +48 @@ 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/).