AWS gameliftservers documentation change
Summary
Added documentation about using temporary credentials for programmatic access and updated link formatting
Security assessment
The change promotes security best practices by recommending temporary credentials over long-term access keys, but does not address a specific security vulnerability. The added content improves security awareness without referencing a specific incident.
Diff
diff --git a/gameliftservers/latest/fleetiqguide/gsg-iam-permissions-users-access-keys.md b/gameliftservers/latest/fleetiqguide/gsg-iam-permissions-users-access-keys.md index 12b8365e7..3c72a6ebe 100644 --- a//gameliftservers/latest/fleetiqguide/gsg-iam-permissions-users-access-keys.md +++ b//gameliftservers/latest/fleetiqguide/gsg-iam-permissions-users-access-keys.md @@ -12,0 +13,6 @@ 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_. + + @@ -15,2 +21,2 @@ 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_. @@ -22,3 +28,3 @@ 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_.