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AWS cognito: Update SAML 2.0 standard reference link

Service: cognito · 2026-10-09 · Documentation low

File: cognito/latest/developerguide/cognito-user-pools-saml-idp.md

Summary

Replaced the saml.xml.org SAML 2.0 specification link with the OASIS SAML technical overview URL. The requirement to use a SAML 2.0-compliant IdP is unchanged.

Security assessment

The change only repoints the SAML 2.0 standard citation to the authoritative OASIS document; the security requirement to use a SAML 2.0-compliant IdP is unchanged, so this is a reference-quality fix rather than a security fix.

Evidence

+You can choose to have your web and mobile app users sign in through a SAML identity provider (IdP) like [Microsoft Active Directory Federation Services (ADFS)](https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb897402.aspx), or [Shibboleth](http://www.shibboleth.net/). You must choose a SAML IdP which supports the [SAML 2.0 standard](http://docs.oasis-open.org/security/saml/Post2.0/sstc-saml-tech-overview-2.0.html).

Diff

diff --git a/cognito/latest/developerguide/cognito-user-pools-saml-idp.md b/cognito/latest/developerguide/cognito-user-pools-saml-idp.md
index f89ba22..4fd811a 100644
--- a//cognito/latest/developerguide/cognito-user-pools-saml-idp.md
+++ b//cognito/latest/developerguide/cognito-user-pools-saml-idp.md
@@ -11 +11 @@ Quick referenceCase sensitivity
-You can choose to have your web and mobile app users sign in through a SAML identity provider (IdP) like [Microsoft Active Directory Federation Services (ADFS)](https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb897402.aspx), or [Shibboleth](http://www.shibboleth.net/). You must choose a SAML IdP which supports the [SAML 2.0 standard](http://saml.xml.org/saml-specifications).
+You can choose to have your web and mobile app users sign in through a SAML identity provider (IdP) like [Microsoft Active Directory Federation Services (ADFS)](https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb897402.aspx), or [Shibboleth](http://www.shibboleth.net/). You must choose a SAML IdP which supports the [SAML 2.0 standard](http://docs.oasis-open.org/security/saml/Post2.0/sstc-saml-tech-overview-2.0.html).
@@ -104 +104 @@ To use the Amazon Web Services Documentation, Javascript must be enabled. Please
-Social identity providers
+Login with Amazon