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AWS powershell documentation change

Service: powershell · 2026-05-04 · Documentation low

File: powershell/v4/userguide/saml-pst.md

Summary

Updated image captions for authentication flow diagrams to improve clarity and terminology

Security assessment

Changes only modify descriptive text for diagrams about SAML authentication flows. No security vulnerabilities, configurations, or best practices were modified or added. Updates are purely presentational.

Diff

diff --git a/powershell/v4/userguide/saml-pst.md b/powershell/v4/userguide/saml-pst.md
index df766004d..43f769cd9 100644
--- a//powershell/v4/userguide/saml-pst.md
+++ b//powershell/v4/userguide/saml-pst.md
@@ -34 +34 @@ The following process describes, at a high level, how an Active Directory (AD) u
-![Diagram showing federated user access flow to AWS resources via AD FS and Security Token Service.](/images/powershell/v4/userguide/images/powershell_ADFSauth_using_vsd.png)
+![Federated user authentication flow from ADFS through AWS STS to access Service APIs.](/images/powershell/v4/userguide/images/powershell_ADFSauth_using_vsd.png)
@@ -53 +53 @@ This section describes how AWS Tools for PowerShell cmdlets enable configuration
-![Diagram showing SAML-based federation flow between organization, AD FS, AWS, and service APIs.](/images/powershell/v4/userguide/images/Powershell_SamlAuth_using_vsd.png)
+![Workflow showing Active Directory federation with AWS using SAML and temporary credentials.](/images/powershell/v4/userguide/images/Powershell_SamlAuth_using_vsd.png)