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AWS amazondynamodb medium security documentation change

Service: amazondynamodb · 2026-05-31 · Security-related medium

File: amazondynamodb/latest/developerguide/AccessingDynamoDB.md

Summary

Updated credential reference link to IAM admin creation guide

Security assessment

Changed from general credential guidance to specific admin user creation instructions. Promotes privileged access patterns without discussing least privilege principles, potentially encouraging insecure permission assignments.

Diff

diff --git a/amazondynamodb/latest/developerguide/AccessingDynamoDB.md b/amazondynamodb/latest/developerguide/AccessingDynamoDB.md
index 7615bf32e..f29d2fc3f 100644
--- a//amazondynamodb/latest/developerguide/AccessingDynamoDB.md
+++ b//amazondynamodb/latest/developerguide/AccessingDynamoDB.md
@@ -53 +53 @@ You can use the AWS Command Line Interface (AWS CLI) to control multiple AWS ser
-Before you can use the AWS CLI with DynamoDB, you must get an access key ID and secret access key. For more information, see [Granting programmatic access](./SettingUp.DynamoWebService.html#SettingUp.DynamoWebService.GetCredentials). 
+Before you can use the AWS CLI with DynamoDB, you must get an access key ID and secret access key. For more information, see [Create an IAM user with administrator privileges](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/IAM/latest/UserGuide/getting-started_create-admin-group.html).