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AWS wellarchitected documentation change

Service: wellarchitected · 2025-11-22 · Documentation low

File: wellarchitected/latest/framework/sec_identities_unique.md

Summary

Fixed URL path formatting by adding double slash in documentation link

Security assessment

This is a typo correction in a documentation URL. While the surrounding content discusses security best practices for identity management, the change itself does not alter security guidance or address vulnerabilities.

Diff

diff --git a/wellarchitected/latest/framework/sec_identities_unique.md b/wellarchitected/latest/framework/sec_identities_unique.md
index 72a6cbb95..3ed600359 100644
--- a//wellarchitected/latest/framework/sec_identities_unique.md
+++ b//wellarchitected/latest/framework/sec_identities_unique.md
@@ -42 +42 @@ For workforce identities like employees, administrators, developers, and operato
-  * You should [rely on a centralized identity provider](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/wellarchitected/latest/security-pillar/sec_identities_identity_provider.html) and [require human users to use federation with an identity provider to access AWS using temporary credentials](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/IAM/latest/UserGuide/best-practices.html#bp-users-federation-idp). Federation for your users can be done either with [direct federation to each AWS account](https://aws.amazon.com/identity/federation/) or using [AWS IAM Identity Center](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/singlesignon/latest/userguide/what-is.html) and the identity provider of your choice. Federation provides a number of advantages over using IAM users in addition to eliminating long-term credentials. Your users can also request temporary credentials from the command line for [direct federation](https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/security/how-to-implement-federated-api-and-cli-access-using-saml-2-0-and-ad-fs/) or by using [IAM Identity Center](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cli/latest/userguide/cli-configure-sso.html). This means that there are few uses cases that require IAM users or long-term credentials for your users. 
+  * You should [rely on a centralized identity provider](https://docs.aws.amazon.com//wellarchitected/latest/security-pillar/sec_identities_identity_provider.html) and [require human users to use federation with an identity provider to access AWS using temporary credentials](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/IAM/latest/UserGuide/best-practices.html#bp-users-federation-idp). Federation for your users can be done either with [direct federation to each AWS account](https://aws.amazon.com/identity/federation/) or using [AWS IAM Identity Center](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/singlesignon/latest/userguide/what-is.html) and the identity provider of your choice. Federation provides a number of advantages over using IAM users in addition to eliminating long-term credentials. Your users can also request temporary credentials from the command line for [direct federation](https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/security/how-to-implement-federated-api-and-cli-access-using-saml-2-0-and-ad-fs/) or by using [IAM Identity Center](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cli/latest/userguide/cli-configure-sso.html). This means that there are few uses cases that require IAM users or long-term credentials for your users.