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5 changes: 3 additions & 2 deletions website/source/docs/auth/aws-ec2.html.md
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Expand Up @@ -45,7 +45,8 @@ backend and associated with various optional restrictions, such as the set
of allowed policies and max TTLs on the generated tokens. Each role can
be specified with the constraints that are to be met during the login. For
example, currently the constraint that is supported is to bind against AMI
ID. A role which is bound to a specific AMI, can only be used for login by
ID or the instance profile.
A role which is bound to a specific AMI, can only be used for login by
those instances that are deployed on the same AMI.

In many cases, an organization will use a "seed AMI" that is specialized after
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<li>
<span class="param">bound_iam_role_arn</span>
<span class="param-flags">optional</span>
If set, defines a constraint on the EC2 instances that they should be using the IAM Role ARN specified by this parameter.
If set, defines a constraint on the EC2 instances that they should be using the instance profile ARN specified by this parameter.
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</ul>
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