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AWS toolkit-for-vscode: Fix IAM best practices and Identity Center documentation links

Service: toolkit-for-vscode · 2026-08-19 · Documentation low

File: toolkit-for-vscode/latest/userguide/setup-credentials.md

Summary

Resolved broken URLs in IAM security guidance and Identity Center references.

Security assessment

Changes purely fix hyperlink syntax; no modification to security recommendations.

Evidence

-  * AWS recommends using IAM Identity Center authentication. For additional information about AWS IAM best practices, see the [Security best practice in IAM](https://docs.aws.amazon.com//IAM/latest/UserGuide/best-practices.html) section of the AWS _Identity and Access Management_ User Guide.

Diff

diff --git a/toolkit-for-vscode/latest/userguide/setup-credentials.md b/toolkit-for-vscode/latest/userguide/setup-credentials.md
index 5654f4110..c3a2ded1f 100644
--- a//toolkit-for-vscode/latest/userguide/setup-credentials.md
+++ b//toolkit-for-vscode/latest/userguide/setup-credentials.md
@@ -23 +23 @@ Before setting up IAM credentials to authenticate with your AWS account, note th
-  * AWS recommends using IAM Identity Center authentication. For additional information about AWS IAM best practices, see the [Security best practice in IAM](https://docs.aws.amazon.com//IAM/latest/UserGuide/best-practices.html) section of the AWS _Identity and Access Management_ User Guide.
+  * AWS recommends using IAM Identity Center authentication. For additional information about AWS IAM best practices, see the [Security best practice in IAM](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/IAM/latest/UserGuide/best-practices.html) section of the AWS _Identity and Access Management_ User Guide.
@@ -25 +25 @@ Before setting up IAM credentials to authenticate with your AWS account, note th
-  * To avoid security risks, don't use IAM users for authentication when developing purpose-built software or working with real data. Instead, use federation with an identity provider such as [What is IAM Identity Center?](https://docs.aws.amazon.com//singlesignon/latest/userguide/what-is.html) in the _AWS IAM Identity Center User Guide_.
+  * To avoid security risks, don't use IAM users for authentication when developing purpose-built software or working with real data. Instead, use federation with an identity provider such as [What is IAM Identity Center?](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/singlesignon/latest/userguide/what-is.html) in the _AWS IAM Identity Center User Guide_.
@@ -32 +32 @@ Before setting up IAM credentials to authenticate with your AWS account, note th
-Before you can set up the AWS Toolkit for Visual Studio Code to authenticate with your AWS account, you need to complete **Step 1: Create your IAM user** and **Step 2: Get your access keys** in the [Authenticate using long-term credentials](https://docs.aws.amazon.com//sdkref/latest/guide/access-iam-users.html) topic in the _AWS SDKs and Tools Reference Guide_.
+Before you can set up the AWS Toolkit for Visual Studio Code to authenticate with your AWS account, you need to complete **Step 1: Create your IAM user** and **Step 2: Get your access keys** in the [Authenticate using long-term credentials](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/sdkref/latest/guide/access-iam-users.html) topic in the _AWS SDKs and Tools Reference Guide_.