Important changes to CloudTrail events for AWS IAM Identity Center
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AWS IAM Identity Center is making important changes to its CloudTrail events, effective January 13, 2025, to simplify user identification and enhance security:
- Will stop emitting `userName` and `principalId` fields in user identity elements
- Will replace these fields with `userId` and `identityStoreArn`
- Will change `userIdentity` type from `Unknown` to `IdentityCenterUser` for authenticated users
- Will emit `credentialId` to help track user actions within a session
- Will hide group `displayName` in administrative events, replacing it with "HIDDEN_DUE_TO_SECURITY_REASONS"
These changes affect CloudTrail events for AWS access portal, OIDC, sign-in, and Identity Store events. AWS recommends updating workflows that rely on these fields before the January 13, 2025 implementation date.
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