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AWS IAM documentation change

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

File: IAM/latest/UserGuide/id_roles.md

Summary

Updated links and terminology: corrected URL formatting in AWS Security Blog reference, changed 'Identity providers and federation' to 'Identity providers and federation into AWS', and replaced 'AWS Directory Service' with 'Directory Service'.

Security assessment

Changes involve URL corrections and terminology updates without addressing vulnerabilities. No security implications; purely editorial improvements.

Diff

diff --git a/IAM/latest/UserGuide/id_roles.md b/IAM/latest/UserGuide/id_roles.md
index 15173fe8e..f6a1c76f1 100644
--- a//IAM/latest/UserGuide/id_roles.md
+++ b//IAM/latest/UserGuide/id_roles.md
@@ -151 +151 @@ When you create a trust policy, you cannot specify a wildcard (*) as part of and
-A [JSON policy document](./reference_policies_grammar.html) in which you define the principals that you _trust_ to assume the role. A role trust policy is a required [resource-based policy](./access_policies.html#policies_resource-based) that is attached to a role in IAM. The [principals](./reference_policies_elements_principal.html) that you can specify in the trust policy include users, roles, accounts, and services. For more information, see [How to use trust policies in IAM roles](https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/security/how-to-use-trust-policies-with-iam-roles/) in _AWS Security Blog_.
+A [JSON policy document](./reference_policies_grammar.html) in which you define the principals that you _trust_ to assume the role. A role trust policy is a required [resource-based policy](./access_policies.html#policies_resource-based) that is attached to a role in IAM. The [principals](./reference_policies_elements_principal.html) that you can specify in the trust policy include users, roles, accounts, and services. For more information, see [How to use trust policies in IAM roles](https://aws.amazon.com/blogs//security/how-to-use-trust-policies-with-iam-roles/) in _AWS Security Blog_.
@@ -170 +170 @@ For more information and examples of principals you can allow to assume a role,
-For more information about federated principals, see [Identity providers and federation](./id_roles_providers.html).
+For more information about federated principals, see [Identity providers and federation into AWS](./id_roles_providers.html).
@@ -172 +172 @@ For more information about federated principals, see [Identity providers and fed
-  * **Federated principals** are existing identities from AWS Directory Service, your enterprise user directory, or an OIDC provider. AWS assigns a role to a federated principal when access is requested through an [identity provider](./id_roles_providers.html).
+  * **Federated principals** are existing identities from Directory Service, your enterprise user directory, or an OIDC provider. AWS assigns a role to a federated principal when access is requested through an [identity provider](./id_roles_providers.html).