AWS amazon-mq medium security documentation change
Summary
Removed credential management section and restructured setup steps
Security assessment
Deleted detailed guidance on secure credential management practices including temporary credentials and IAM best practices. Removal of security-relevant content could lead to insecure implementations if users don't reference proper IAM documentation elsewhere.
Diff
diff --git a/amazon-mq/latest/developer-guide/amazon-mq-setting-up.md b/amazon-mq/latest/developer-guide/amazon-mq-setting-up.md index e9d3ea369..1578c0dba 100644 --- a//amazon-mq/latest/developer-guide/amazon-mq-setting-up.md +++ b//amazon-mq/latest/developer-guide/amazon-mq-setting-up.md @@ -7 +7 @@ -Step 1: PrerequisitesCreate a user and get your AWS credentialsStep 3: get ready to use the example codesNext steps +Sign up for an AWS accountGet ready to use the example codesNext steps @@ -15 +15 @@ Before you can use Amazon MQ, you must complete the following steps. - * Step 1: Prerequisites + * Sign up for an AWS account @@ -17,3 +17 @@ Before you can use Amazon MQ, you must complete the following steps. - * Step 2: create a user and get your AWS credentials - - * Step 3: get ready to use the example codes + * Get ready to use the example codes @@ -26,3 +24 @@ Before you can use Amazon MQ, you must complete the following steps. -## Step 1: Prerequisites - -### Sign up for an AWS account +## Sign up for an AWS account @@ -32,30 +28 @@ To get started with AWS, you need an AWS account. For information about creating -## Step 2: create a user and get your AWS credentials - -Users need programmatic access if they want to interact with AWS outside of the AWS Management Console. The way to grant programmatic access depends on the type of user that's accessing AWS. - -To grant users programmatic access, choose one of the following options. - -Which user needs programmatic access? | To | By ----|---|--- -IAM | (Recommended) Use console credentials as temporary credentials to sign programmatic requests to the AWS CLI, AWS SDKs, or AWS APIs. | Following the instructions for the interface that you want to use. - - * For the AWS CLI, see [Login for AWS local development](https://docs.aws.amazon.com//cli/latest/userguide/cli-configure-sign-in.html) in the _AWS Command Line Interface User Guide_. - * For AWS SDKs, see [Login for AWS local development](https://docs.aws.amazon.com//sdkref/latest/guide/access-login.html) in the _AWS SDKs and Tools Reference Guide_. - - -Workforce identity (Users managed in IAM Identity Center) | Use temporary credentials to sign programmatic requests to the AWS CLI, AWS SDKs, or AWS APIs. | Following the instructions for the interface that you want to use. - - * For the AWS CLI, see [Configuring the AWS CLI to use AWS IAM Identity Center](https://docs.aws.amazon.com//cli/latest/userguide/cli-configure-sso.html) in the _AWS Command Line Interface User Guide_. - * For AWS SDKs, tools, and AWS APIs, see [IAM Identity Center authentication](https://docs.aws.amazon.com//sdkref/latest/guide/access-sso.html) in the _AWS SDKs and Tools Reference Guide_. - - -IAM | Use temporary credentials to sign programmatic requests to the AWS CLI, AWS SDKs, or AWS APIs. | Following the instructions in [Using temporary credentials with AWS resources](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/IAM/latest/UserGuide/id_credentials_temp_use-resources.html) in the _IAM User Guide_. -IAM | (Not recommended)Use long-term credentials to sign programmatic requests to the AWS CLI, AWS SDKs, or AWS APIs. | Following the instructions for the interface that you want to use. - - * For the AWS CLI, see [Authenticating using IAM user credentials](https://docs.aws.amazon.com//cli/latest/userguide/cli-authentication-user.html) in the _AWS Command Line Interface User Guide_. - * For AWS SDKs and tools, see [Authenticate using long-term credentials](https://docs.aws.amazon.com//sdkref/latest/guide/access-iam-users.html) in the _AWS SDKs and Tools Reference Guide_. - * For AWS APIs, see [Managing access keys for IAM users](https://docs.aws.amazon.com//IAM/latest/UserGuide/id_credentials_access-keys.html) in the _IAM User Guide_. - - - -## Step 3: get ready to use the example codes +## Get ready to use the example codes