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AWS AWSEC2 documentation change

Service: AWSEC2 · 2026-03-04 · Documentation medium

File: AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/ec2-best-practices.md

Summary

Updated IAM documentation link to point to identity federation guide instead of policy creation

Security assessment

Improves guidance on security best practices by directing users to identity federation documentation. Promotes secure access management but does not address a specific vulnerability.

Diff

diff --git a/AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/ec2-best-practices.md b/AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/ec2-best-practices.md
index 08f8c027b..b4b7962bc 100644
--- a//AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/ec2-best-practices.md
+++ b//AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/ec2-best-practices.md
@@ -11 +11 @@ To ensure the maximum benefit from Amazon EC2, we recommend that you perform the
-  * Manage access to AWS resources and APIs using identity federation with an identity provider and IAM roles whenever possible. For more information, see [Creating IAM policies](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/IAM/latest/UserGuide/access_policies_create.html) in the _IAM User Guide_.
+  * Manage access to AWS resources and APIs using identity federation with an identity provider and IAM roles whenever possible. For more information, see [Identity providers and federation](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/IAM/latest/UserGuide/id_roles_providers.html) in the _IAM User Guide_.