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AWS awsconsolehelpdocs documentation change

Service: awsconsolehelpdocs · 2026-04-22 · Documentation low

File: awsconsolehelpdocs/latest/gsg/change-default-region.md

Summary

Updated documentation about default Region behavior, specifically noting that last-visited Region doesn't persist across IAM Identity Center sessions

Security assessment

The change clarifies session behavior for IAM Identity Center users, which has security implications for session management and Region persistence. This adds security-relevant documentation about access control boundaries but doesn't indicate a specific security vulnerability was fixed.

Diff

diff --git a/awsconsolehelpdocs/latest/gsg/change-default-region.md b/awsconsolehelpdocs/latest/gsg/change-default-region.md
index 954bcb7f9..459bcb31e 100644
--- a//awsconsolehelpdocs/latest/gsg/change-default-region.md
+++ b//awsconsolehelpdocs/latest/gsg/change-default-region.md
@@ -23 +23 @@ The following procedure details how you can change your default Region from the
-If you do not select a default Region, the last Region you visited will be your default.
+If you don't select a default Region, the console uses the last Region that you visited. If you sign in with IAM Identity Center, select a specific default Region. The last-visited Region doesn't persist across IAM Identity Center sessions.