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AWS signin: Renames 'social login' to 'third-party login' in Builder ID recovery docs

Service: signin · 2026-09-27 · Documentation low

File: signin/latest/userguide/recover-builder-id.md

Summary

Terminology update across the AWS Builder ID recovery page: navigation link, recovery option label, section heading, and step instructions now say 'third-party login' instead of 'social login'. No functional or procedural guidance changed.

Security assessment

The diff only swaps the phrase 'social login' for 'third-party login' (including the UI label and heading). The described recovery flow, MFA/recovery-email preservation semantics, and identity-verification steps are textually unchanged, so there is no new or altered security-relevant behavior documented.

Evidence

-    * **Can't sign in with my social login?** – Use this option if you sign in with a social login, such as Google or Apple, and you can no longer access that account. For more information, see Regain access when you can't use your social login.

Diff

diff --git a/signin/latest/userguide/recover-builder-id.md b/signin/latest/userguide/recover-builder-id.md
index e79e554bc..f06aa3886 100644
--- a//signin/latest/userguide/recover-builder-id.md
+++ b//signin/latest/userguide/recover-builder-id.md
@@ -7 +7 @@
-Find your recovery optionsReset a forgotten passwordRecover a lost MFA deviceRecover a social loginGet help from Support
+Find your recovery optionsReset a forgotten passwordRecover a lost MFA deviceRecover a third-party loginGet help from Support
@@ -27 +27 @@ You can reach the AWS Builder ID recovery options in the following ways.
-    * **Can't sign in with my social login?** – Use this option if you sign in with a social login, such as Google or Apple, and you can no longer access that account. For more information, see Regain access when you can't use your social login.
+    * **Can't sign in with my third-party login?** – Use this option if you sign in with a third-party login, such as Google or Apple, and you can no longer access that account. For more information, see Regain access when you can't use your third-party login.
@@ -82 +82 @@ If you set up multi-factor authentication (MFA) and you lose access to your MFA
-  1. Sign in to your AWS Builder ID with your password or social login.
+  1. Sign in to your AWS Builder ID with your password or third-party login.
@@ -99 +99 @@ If you don't have access to your primary email inbox or you don't have a recover
-## Regain access when you can't use your social login
+## Regain access when you can't use your third-party login
@@ -101 +101 @@ If you don't have access to your primary email inbox or you don't have a recover
-If you sign in with a social login (such as Google or Apple) and you can no longer access that account, you can switch your sign-in method to an email address and password. This switch is permanent. After you switch, you sign in with your email address and password instead of your social login.
+If you sign in with a third-party login (such as Google or Apple) and you can no longer access that account, you can switch your sign-in method to an email address and password. This switch is permanent. After you switch, you sign in with your email address and password instead of your third-party login.
@@ -105 +105 @@ If you sign in with a social login (such as Google or Apple) and you can no long
-Switching your sign-in method from a social login to an email address and password is permanent. You can't switch back to a social login afterward. AWS Builder ID preserves your other settings, such as your recovery email and MFA devices.
+Switching your sign-in method from a third-party login to an email address and password is permanent. You can't switch back to a third-party login afterward. AWS Builder ID preserves your other settings, such as your recovery email and MFA devices.
@@ -109 +109 @@ To switch your sign-in method, you must verify your identity with a one-time pas
-###### To switch from a social login to an email address and password
+###### To switch from a third-party login to an email address and password
@@ -113 +113 @@ To switch your sign-in method, you must verify your identity with a one-time pas
-  2. On the **Builder ID recovery options** page, enter your AWS Builder ID email address, and then choose **Can't sign in with my social login?**.
+  2. On the **Builder ID recovery options** page, enter your AWS Builder ID email address, and then choose **Can't sign in with my third-party login?**.