AWS wellarchitected medium security documentation change
Summary
Added new section for IAM temporary credentials and updated documentation links
Security assessment
Added recommendation to use temporary credentials instead of long-term credentials, which directly addresses credential exposure risks. Updated links maintain security guidance integrity.
Diff
diff --git a/wellarchitected/2024-06-27/framework/sec-iam.md b/wellarchitected/2024-06-27/framework/sec-iam.md index 1689be733..490bc8c1b 100644 --- a//wellarchitected/2024-06-27/framework/sec-iam.md +++ b//wellarchitected/2024-06-27/framework/sec-iam.md @@ -28,0 +29,6 @@ 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_. + + @@ -31,2 +37,2 @@ 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_. @@ -38,3 +44,3 @@ 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_.