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AWS quick documentation change

Service: quick · 2026-04-19 · Documentation low

File: quick/latest/userguide/manage-mobile-settings.md

Summary

Updated session lifetime documentation to specify different maximum durations based on identity provider (IAM Identity Center: 7 days, others: 30 days) and added minimum session lifetime of 12 hours for all providers.

Security assessment

This change clarifies session lifetime limits which are security-related settings that control authentication persistence. It adds documentation about security features (session management) but doesn't indicate any specific security vulnerability being addressed.

Diff

diff --git a/quick/latest/userguide/manage-mobile-settings.md b/quick/latest/userguide/manage-mobile-settings.md
index 684ecaf81..2b5a59d24 100644
--- a//quick/latest/userguide/manage-mobile-settings.md
+++ b//quick/latest/userguide/manage-mobile-settings.md
@@ -31 +31,7 @@ Mobile settings allow Amazon Quick admins to enhance data security and maintain
-    2. Select the desired duration from the dropdown menu (default is 30 days).
+    2. Select the desired duration from the dropdown menu. The maximum session lifetime depends on your identity provider:
+
+       * **IAM Identity Center** : Maximum session lifetime is 7 days.
+
+       * **All other identity providers** : Maximum session lifetime is 30 days (default).
+
+The minimum session lifetime for all identity providers is 12 hours.