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AWS IAM: Included account access manager in role providers

Service: IAM · 2026-08-11 · Documentation high

File: IAM/latest/UserGuide/id_roles_providers.md · Type: iam

Summary

Added reference to account access manager for assigning IAM roles through identity providers.

Security assessment

Documents a security feature enhancing authorization management with identity providers.

Evidence

+You can also use [account access manager](./account-access-manager.html) — an IAM feature that lets you assign existing IAM roles across your organization's accounts to IAM Identity Center users and groups.

Diff

diff --git a/IAM/latest/UserGuide/id_roles_providers.md b/IAM/latest/UserGuide/id_roles_providers.md
index 24c99e7c3..a1d512ec3 100644
--- a//IAM/latest/UserGuide/id_roles_providers.md
+++ b//IAM/latest/UserGuide/id_roles_providers.md
@@ -16,0 +17,2 @@ You can also manage human users in [IAM Identity Center](https://docs.aws.amazon
+You can also use [account access manager](./account-access-manager.html) — an IAM feature that lets you assign existing IAM roles across your organization's accounts to IAM Identity Center users and groups. You can use it alongside permission sets or on its own.
+