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AWS appfabric medium security documentation change

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

File: appfabric/latest/adminguide/getting-started-appdeveloper-productivity.md

Summary

Removed mention of administrative user requirements and broken reference link

Security assessment

Removed security guidance about administrative user setup ('While having an administrative user is beneficial...'). This reduces emphasis on security best practices for privilege management. Concrete evidence: deletion of admin user recommendation and broken security reference link.

Diff

diff --git a/appfabric/latest/adminguide/getting-started-appdeveloper-productivity.md b/appfabric/latest/adminguide/getting-started-appdeveloper-productivity.md
index f129b8b05..961c41d5e 100644
--- a//appfabric/latest/adminguide/getting-started-appdeveloper-productivity.md
+++ b//appfabric/latest/adminguide/getting-started-appdeveloper-productivity.md
@@ -41 +41 @@ AppFabric for productivity offers app developers access to build and experiment
-Before you get started, you need to create an AWS account. For more information, see [Sign up for an AWS account](./prerequisites.html#sign-up-for-aws). You also need to create at least one user with access to the `"appfabric:CreateAppClient"` IAM policy listed below, which allows the user to register your application with AppFabric. For more information about granting permissions for the AppFabric for productivity features, see [AppFabric for productivity IAM policy examples](./security_iam_id-based-policy-examples.html#appfabric-for-productivity-policy-examples). While having an administrative user is beneficial, it's not mandatory for initial setup. For more information, see [](./.html#create-an-admin).
+Before you get started, you need to create an AWS account. For more information, see [Sign up for an AWS account](./prerequisites.html#sign-up-for-aws). You also need to create at least one user with access to the `"appfabric:CreateAppClient"` IAM policy listed below, which allows the user to register your application with AppFabric. For more information about granting permissions for the AppFabric for productivity features, see [AppFabric for productivity IAM policy examples](./security_iam_id-based-policy-examples.html#appfabric-for-productivity-policy-examples).