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AWS migrationhub-refactor-spaces documentation change

Service: migrationhub-refactor-spaces · 2025-11-22 · Documentation low

File: migrationhub-refactor-spaces/latest/userguide/setting-up.md

Summary

Updated multiple documentation links to include double slashes after domain names and added a new section recommending temporary credentials for IAM users' programmatic access

Security assessment

The changes primarily fix URL formatting and add documentation recommending temporary credentials over long-term credentials for programmatic access. This promotes security best practices but doesn't address a specific vulnerability. The added section explicitly recommends temporary credentials which is a security feature.

Diff

diff --git a/migrationhub-refactor-spaces/latest/userguide/setting-up.md b/migrationhub-refactor-spaces/latest/userguide/setting-up.md
index ccf0ca925..d4829b235 100644
--- a//migrationhub-refactor-spaces/latest/userguide/setting-up.md
+++ b//migrationhub-refactor-spaces/latest/userguide/setting-up.md
@@ -64 +64 @@ 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_.
@@ -68 +68 @@ 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_.
@@ -86 +86 @@ 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_.
@@ -90 +90 @@ 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_.
@@ -110 +110 @@ To provide access, add permissions to your users, groups, or roles:
-Create a permission set. Follow the instructions in [Create a permission set](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/singlesignon/latest/userguide/howtocreatepermissionset.html) in the _AWS IAM Identity Center User Guide_.
+Create a permission set. Follow the instructions in [Create a permission set](https://docs.aws.amazon.com//singlesignon/latest/userguide/howtocreatepermissionset.html) in the _AWS IAM Identity Center User Guide_.
@@ -114 +114 @@ Create a permission set. Follow the instructions in [Create a permission set](ht
-Create a role for identity federation. Follow the instructions in [Create a role for a third-party identity provider (federation)](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/IAM/latest/UserGuide/id_roles_create_for-idp.html) in the _IAM User Guide_.
+Create a role for identity federation. Follow the instructions in [Create a role for a third-party identity provider (federation)](https://docs.aws.amazon.com//IAM/latest/UserGuide/id_roles_create_for-idp.html) in the _IAM User Guide_.
@@ -118 +118 @@ Create a role for identity federation. Follow the instructions in [Create a role
-    * Create a role that your user can assume. Follow the instructions in [Create a role for an IAM user](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/IAM/latest/UserGuide/id_roles_create_for-user.html) in the _IAM User Guide_.
+    * Create a role that your user can assume. Follow the instructions in [Create a role for an IAM user](https://docs.aws.amazon.com//IAM/latest/UserGuide/id_roles_create_for-user.html) in the _IAM User Guide_.
@@ -120 +120 @@ Create a role for identity federation. Follow the instructions in [Create a role
-    * (Not recommended) Attach a policy directly to a user or add a user to a user group. Follow the instructions in [Adding permissions to a user (console)](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/IAM/latest/UserGuide/id_users_change-permissions.html#users_change_permissions-add-console) in the _IAM User Guide_.
+    * (Not recommended) Attach a policy directly to a user or add a user to a user group. Follow the instructions in [Adding permissions to a user (console)](https://docs.aws.amazon.com//IAM/latest/UserGuide/id_users_change-permissions.html#users_change_permissions-add-console) in the _IAM User Guide_.
@@ -132,0 +133,6 @@ 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_.
+
+  
@@ -135,2 +141,2 @@ 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_.
@@ -142,3 +148,3 @@ 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_.