AWS mwaa documentation change
Summary
Modified definition of federated identities to remove 'AWS' from 'AWS Directory Service' and explicitly state they use temporary credentials.
Security assessment
The change clarifies federated identities use temporary credentials, reinforcing security best practices. However, this is a documentation refinement without evidence of fixing a specific vulnerability. The explicit mention of temporary credentials improves security awareness but doesn't address a new threat.
Diff
diff --git a/mwaa/latest/mwaa-serverless-userguide/security-iam.md b/mwaa/latest/mwaa-serverless-userguide/security-iam.md index 3b43eec82..950924a0a 100644 --- a//mwaa/latest/mwaa-serverless-userguide/security-iam.md +++ b//mwaa/latest/mwaa-serverless-userguide/security-iam.md @@ -65 +65 @@ 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.