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AWS singlesignon: Multi-Region support expanded for Identity Center directory

Service: singlesignon · 2026-07-29 · Documentation medium

File: singlesignon/latest/userguide/confirm-identity-source.md · Type: authz

Summary

Updated multi-Region replication requirements to include Identity Center directory as valid identity source

Security assessment

Clarifies authorization configuration options for multi-region deployments, improving security posture through proper identity source selection

Evidence

+If you plan to replicate IAM Identity Center to additional Regions, you will need to use an external identity provider or the Identity Center directory as your identity source. Multi-Region support is not available for Active Directory.

Diff

diff --git a/singlesignon/latest/userguide/confirm-identity-source.md b/singlesignon/latest/userguide/confirm-identity-source.md
index d955d3071..adcf7d1c8 100644
--- a//singlesignon/latest/userguide/confirm-identity-source.md
+++ b//singlesignon/latest/userguide/confirm-identity-source.md
@@ -55 +55 @@ If you plan to use an external identity provider, note that the external IdP, no
-If you plan to replicate IAM Identity Center to additional Regions, you will need to configure an external identity provider. For more details including the prerequisites, see [Using IAM Identity Center across multiple AWS Regions](./multi-region-iam-identity-center.html).
+If you plan to replicate IAM Identity Center to additional Regions, you will need to use an external identity provider or the Identity Center directory as your identity source. Multi-Region support is not available for Active Directory. For more details including the prerequisites, see [Using IAM Identity Center across multiple AWS Regions](./multi-region-iam-identity-center.html).