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AWS toolkit-for-vscode documentation change

Service: toolkit-for-vscode · 2025-11-22 · Documentation low

File: toolkit-for-vscode/latest/userguide/setup-credentials.md

Summary

Updated URL formatting in IAM best practices and authentication documentation links

Security assessment

Changes are purely URL syntax corrections. Existing security recommendations about IAM Identity Center and avoiding IAM users remain unchanged.

Diff

diff --git a/toolkit-for-vscode/latest/userguide/setup-credentials.md b/toolkit-for-vscode/latest/userguide/setup-credentials.md
index 73f3830de..7dd84cbe4 100644
--- a//toolkit-for-vscode/latest/userguide/setup-credentials.md
+++ b//toolkit-for-vscode/latest/userguide/setup-credentials.md
@@ -21 +21 @@ Before setting up IAM credentials to authenticate with your AWS account, note th
-  * AWS recommends using IAM Identity Center authentication. For additional information about AWS IAM best practices, see the [Security best practice in IAM](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/IAM/latest/UserGuide/best-practices.html) section of the AWS _Identity and Access Management_ User Guide.
+  * AWS recommends using IAM Identity Center authentication. For additional information about AWS IAM best practices, see the [Security best practice in IAM](https://docs.aws.amazon.com//IAM/latest/UserGuide/best-practices.html) section of the AWS _Identity and Access Management_ User Guide.
@@ -23 +23 @@ Before setting up IAM credentials to authenticate with your AWS account, note th
-  * To avoid security risks, don't use IAM users for authentication when developing purpose-built software or working with real data. Instead, use federation with an identity provider such as [What is IAM Identity Center?](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/singlesignon/latest/userguide/what-is.html) in the _AWS IAM Identity Center User Guide_.
+  * To avoid security risks, don't use IAM users for authentication when developing purpose-built software or working with real data. Instead, use federation with an identity provider such as [What is IAM Identity Center?](https://docs.aws.amazon.com//singlesignon/latest/userguide/what-is.html) in the _AWS IAM Identity Center User Guide_.
@@ -30 +30 @@ Before setting up IAM credentials to authenticate with your AWS account, note th
-Before you can set up the AWS Toolkit for Visual Studio Code to authenticate with your AWS account, you need to complete **Step 1: Create your IAM user** and **Step 2: Get your access keys** in the [Authenticate using long-term credentials](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/sdkref/latest/guide/access-iam-users.html) topic in the _AWS SDKs and Tools Reference Guide_.
+Before you can set up the AWS Toolkit for Visual Studio Code to authenticate with your AWS account, you need to complete **Step 1: Create your IAM user** and **Step 2: Get your access keys** in the [Authenticate using long-term credentials](https://docs.aws.amazon.com//sdkref/latest/guide/access-iam-users.html) topic in the _AWS SDKs and Tools Reference Guide_.