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AWS quicksuite documentation change

Service: quicksuite · 2025-10-16 · Documentation low

File: quicksuite/latest/userguide/managing-user-access-qs-iam.md

Summary

Updated terminology from 'IAM credentials' to 'IAM username' in user invitation steps

Security assessment

Change clarifies that only the IAM username (not full credentials) is required when inviting users. This improves accuracy but does not address a specific security vulnerability.

Diff

diff --git a/quicksuite/latest/userguide/managing-user-access-qs-iam.md b/quicksuite/latest/userguide/managing-user-access-qs-iam.md
index d5cc3ad69..da9bf80ad 100644
--- a//quicksuite/latest/userguide/managing-user-access-qs-iam.md
+++ b//quicksuite/latest/userguide/managing-user-access-qs-iam.md
@@ -44 +44 @@ Use the following procedure to invite a user to access Quick Suite.
-  4. In the **Invite users to this account** table, enter a new user name for a person to whom you want to grant access to Quick Suite. If the user is an IAM user, enter their IAM credentials. Then press `+`. A user's IAM user name can be the same as their email address.
+  4. In the **Invite users to this account** table, enter a new user name for a person to whom you want to grant access to Quick Suite. If the user is an IAM user, enter their IAM username. Then press `+`. A user's IAM username can be the same as their email address.