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AWS AWSSimpleQueueService documentation change

Service: AWSSimpleQueueService · 2025-11-22 · Documentation low

File: AWSSimpleQueueService/latest/SQSDeveloperGuide/sqs-authentication-and-access-control.md

Summary

Updated federated identity definition by removing 'AWS' from 'Directory Service' reference

Security assessment

The change is terminological only. The temporary credentials explanation already existed, so no new security documentation was added.

Diff

diff --git a/AWSSimpleQueueService/latest/SQSDeveloperGuide/sqs-authentication-and-access-control.md b/AWSSimpleQueueService/latest/SQSDeveloperGuide/sqs-authentication-and-access-control.md
index 96cdc35f7..400af1365 100644
--- a//AWSSimpleQueueService/latest/SQSDeveloperGuide/sqs-authentication-and-access-control.md
+++ b//AWSSimpleQueueService/latest/SQSDeveloperGuide/sqs-authentication-and-access-control.md
@@ -40 +40 @@ As a best practice, require human users to use federation with an identity provi
-A _federated identity_ is a user from your enterprise directory, web identity provider, or AWS Directory Service that accesses AWS services using credentials from an identity source. Federated identities assume roles that provide temporary credentials.
+A _federated identity_ is a user from your enterprise directory, web identity provider, or Directory Service that accesses AWS services using credentials from an identity source. Federated identities assume roles that provide temporary credentials.