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AWS IAM: Corrected AWS CLI and SDK documentation URLs

Service: IAM · 2026-08-19 · Documentation low

File: IAM/latest/UserGuide/tutorial_cross-account-with-roles.md

Summary

Fixed malformed links for AWS SDK authentication and CLI configuration references.

Security assessment

URL corrections improve resource accessibility but don't modify security content or mitigate threats.

Evidence

-  * If you want to have an application assume a role in another AWS account, you can use the AWS SDK for cross account role assumption. For more information, see [Authentication and access](https://docs.aws.amazon.com//sdkref/latest/guide/access.html) in the _AWS SDKs and Tools Reference Guide_.

Diff

diff --git a/IAM/latest/UserGuide/tutorial_cross-account-with-roles.md b/IAM/latest/UserGuide/tutorial_cross-account-with-roles.md
index c2b2f07fa..f8851206f 100644
--- a//IAM/latest/UserGuide/tutorial_cross-account-with-roles.md
+++ b//IAM/latest/UserGuide/tutorial_cross-account-with-roles.md
@@ -61 +61 @@ Before you use IAM roles to delegate resource access across AWS accounts, it's i
-  * If you want to have an application assume a role in another AWS account, you can use the AWS SDK for cross account role assumption. For more information, see [Authentication and access](https://docs.aws.amazon.com//sdkref/latest/guide/access.html) in the _AWS SDKs and Tools Reference Guide_.
+  * If you want to have an application assume a role in another AWS account, you can use the AWS SDK for cross account role assumption. For more information, see [Authentication and access](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/sdkref/latest/guide/access.html) in the _AWS SDKs and Tools Reference Guide_.
@@ -346 +346 @@ Also, David wants to monitor which roles and associated permissions currently ac
-If David needs to work in the **Destination** environment at the command line, he can do so by using the [AWS CLI](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/http://aws.amazon.com/cli/). He runs the `aws sts assume-role` command and passes the role ARN to get temporary security credentials for that role. He then configures those credentials in environment variables so subsequent AWS CLI commands work using the role's permissions. While David uses the role, he cannot use his power-user privileges in the **Originating** account, because only one set of permissions can be in effect at a time.
+If David needs to work in the **Destination** environment at the command line, he can do so by using the [AWS CLI](http://aws.amazon.com/cli/). He runs the `aws sts assume-role` command and passes the role ARN to get temporary security credentials for that role. He then configures those credentials in environment variables so subsequent AWS CLI commands work using the role's permissions. While David uses the role, he cannot use his power-user privileges in the **Originating** account, because only one set of permissions can be in effect at a time.
@@ -407 +407 @@ At this point, any following commands run under the permissions of the role iden
-You can save your frequently used configuration settings and credentials in files that are maintained by the AWS CLI. For more information, see [Using existing configuration and credentials files](https://docs.aws.amazon.com//cli/latest/userguide/getting-started-quickstart.html#getting-started-quickstart-existing) in the _AWS Command Line Interface User Guide_. 
+You can save your frequently used configuration settings and credentials in files that are maintained by the AWS CLI. For more information, see [Using existing configuration and credentials files](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cli/latest/userguide/getting-started-quickstart.html#getting-started-quickstart-existing) in the _AWS Command Line Interface User Guide_.