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AWS appconfig documentation change

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

File: appconfig/latest/userguide/setting-up-appconfig.md

Summary

Updated URL formatting in documentation links and added new section recommending temporary credentials for programmatic access with CLI/SDK guidance.

Security assessment

The change emphasizes using temporary credentials (security best practice) over long-term credentials, which improves security posture but does not address a specific disclosed vulnerability. Added documentation promotes secure authentication methods.

Diff

diff --git a/appconfig/latest/userguide/setting-up-appconfig.md b/appconfig/latest/userguide/setting-up-appconfig.md
index 3034d5c6b..33430d75a 100644
--- a//appconfig/latest/userguide/setting-up-appconfig.md
+++ b//appconfig/latest/userguide/setting-up-appconfig.md
@@ -51 +51 @@ For instructions, see [Enable a virtual MFA device for your AWS account root use
-For instructions, see [Enabling AWS IAM Identity Center](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/singlesignon/latest/userguide/get-set-up-for-idc.html) in the _AWS IAM Identity Center User Guide_.
+For instructions, see [Enabling AWS IAM Identity Center](https://docs.aws.amazon.com//singlesignon/latest/userguide/get-set-up-for-idc.html) in the _AWS IAM Identity Center User Guide_.
@@ -55 +55 @@ For instructions, see [Enabling AWS IAM Identity Center](https://docs.aws.amazon
-For a tutorial about using the IAM Identity Center directory as your identity source, see [ Configure user access with the default IAM Identity Center directory](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/singlesignon/latest/userguide/quick-start-default-idc.html) in the _AWS IAM Identity Center User Guide_.
+For a tutorial about using the IAM Identity Center directory as your identity source, see [ Configure user access with the default IAM Identity Center directory](https://docs.aws.amazon.com//singlesignon/latest/userguide/quick-start-default-idc.html) in the _AWS IAM Identity Center User Guide_.
@@ -73 +73 @@ For help signing in using an IAM Identity Center user, see [Signing in to the AW
-For instructions, see [ Create a permission set](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/singlesignon/latest/userguide/get-started-create-a-permission-set.html) in the _AWS IAM Identity Center User Guide_.
+For instructions, see [ Create a permission set](https://docs.aws.amazon.com//singlesignon/latest/userguide/get-started-create-a-permission-set.html) in the _AWS IAM Identity Center User Guide_.
@@ -77 +77 @@ For instructions, see [ Create a permission set](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/sin
-For instructions, see [ Add groups](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/singlesignon/latest/userguide/addgroups.html) in the _AWS IAM Identity Center User Guide_.
+For instructions, see [ Add groups](https://docs.aws.amazon.com//singlesignon/latest/userguide/addgroups.html) in the _AWS IAM Identity Center User Guide_.
@@ -89,0 +90,6 @@ Which user needs programmatic access? | To | By
+IAM | (Recommended) Use console credentials as temporary credentials to sign programmatic requests to the AWS CLI, AWS SDKs, or AWS APIs. |  Following the instructions for the interface that you want to use.
+
+  * For the AWS CLI, see [Login for AWS local development](https://docs.aws.amazon.com//cli/latest/userguide/cli-configure-sign-in.html) in the _AWS Command Line Interface User Guide_.
+  * For AWS SDKs, see [Login for AWS local development](https://docs.aws.amazon.com//sdkref/latest/guide/access-login.html) in the _AWS SDKs and Tools Reference Guide_.
+
+  
@@ -92,2 +98,2 @@ Workforce identity (Users managed in IAM Identity Center) | Use temporary creden
-  * For the AWS CLI, see [Configuring the AWS CLI to use AWS IAM Identity Center](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cli/latest/userguide/cli-configure-sso.html) in the _AWS Command Line Interface User Guide_.
-  * For AWS SDKs, tools, and AWS APIs, see [IAM Identity Center authentication](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/sdkref/latest/guide/access-sso.html) in the _AWS SDKs and Tools Reference Guide_.
+  * For the AWS CLI, see [Configuring the AWS CLI to use AWS IAM Identity Center](https://docs.aws.amazon.com//cli/latest/userguide/cli-configure-sso.html) in the _AWS Command Line Interface User Guide_.
+  * For AWS SDKs, tools, and AWS APIs, see [IAM Identity Center authentication](https://docs.aws.amazon.com//sdkref/latest/guide/access-sso.html) in the _AWS SDKs and Tools Reference Guide_.
@@ -99,3 +105,3 @@ IAM | (Not recommended)Use long-term credentials to sign programmatic requests t
-  * For the AWS CLI, see [Authenticating using IAM user credentials](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cli/latest/userguide/cli-authentication-user.html) in the _AWS Command Line Interface User Guide_.
-  * For AWS SDKs and tools, see [Authenticate using long-term credentials](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/sdkref/latest/guide/access-iam-users.html) in the _AWS SDKs and Tools Reference Guide_.
-  * For AWS APIs, see [Managing access keys for IAM users](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/IAM/latest/UserGuide/id_credentials_access-keys.html) in the _IAM User Guide_.
+  * For the AWS CLI, see [Authenticating using IAM user credentials](https://docs.aws.amazon.com//cli/latest/userguide/cli-authentication-user.html) in the _AWS Command Line Interface User Guide_.
+  * For AWS SDKs and tools, see [Authenticate using long-term credentials](https://docs.aws.amazon.com//sdkref/latest/guide/access-iam-users.html) in the _AWS SDKs and Tools Reference Guide_.
+  * For AWS APIs, see [Managing access keys for IAM users](https://docs.aws.amazon.com//IAM/latest/UserGuide/id_credentials_access-keys.html) in the _IAM User Guide_.