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AWS connect documentation change

Service: connect · 2025-09-10 · Documentation low

File: connect/latest/adminguide/tasks.md

Summary

Clarified access requirements for CreatedByUser segment attribute and API usage

Security assessment

Added documentation about restricted admin UI access to sensitive audit trail data (CreatedByUser attribute), promoting secure API-based access patterns without addressing a specific vulnerability.

Diff

diff --git a/connect/latest/adminguide/tasks.md b/connect/latest/adminguide/tasks.md
index 15fd3668a..d01a4b959 100644
--- a//connect/latest/adminguide/tasks.md
+++ b//connect/latest/adminguide/tasks.md
@@ -190 +190 @@ The following image of the Properties page of the **Create task** block shows th
-Agents who create tasks through CCP automatically have their agent resource ARN added onto the contact as a segment attribute called `CreatedByUser`.
+Agents who create tasks through CCP automatically have their agent resource ARN added onto the contact record as a [segment attribute](./connect-attrib-list.html#attribs-segment-attributes) called `CreatedByUser`. This attribute enables you to track the originating agent for a task. However, you can't access `CreatedByUser` by using the Amazon Connect admin website; instead use the [DescribeContact](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/connect/latest/APIReference/API_DescribeContact.html) API. 
@@ -192 +192 @@ Agents who create tasks through CCP automatically have their agent resource ARN
-This attribute is available to you on the [Create task](./create-task-block.html) block. You can set the segment attribute of **Created by User** , which represents the ARN of the user who created the task. The following image shows a section of the **Create task** properties page where this attribute is available.
+The `CreatedByUser` segment attribute is available to you on the [Create task](./create-task-block.html) block. You can set the segment attribute of **Created By User** , which represents the ARN of the user who created the task. The following image shows a section of the **Create task** properties page where this attribute is available.
@@ -196 +196 @@ This attribute is available to you on the [Create task](./create-task-block.html
-This attribute appears on the contact record, and enables you to track the originating agent for a task. You can also set this value manually for tasks that are created through the [StartTaskContact](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/connect/latest/APIReference/API_StartTaskContact.html) API.
+You can also set this value manually for tasks that are created through the [StartTaskContact](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/connect/latest/APIReference/API_StartTaskContact.html) API.