AWS IAM Identity Center adds multi-Region replication for its own directory
AWS IAM Identity Center now allows replication of its own identity directory to secondary regions, enhancing resilience and enabling geographically distributed application deployments. This feature, previously limited to external identity providers, extends to users managing their workforce directly within Identity Center. It is available in 17 commercial AWS Regions for organization instances, requiring a multi-Region KMS key.
- →IAM Identity Center directory replication for multi-Region support
- →Extends multi-Region support to Identity Center's own identity source
- →Availability and prerequisites for multi-Region Identity Center
Features (1) ›
- IAM Identity Center directory replication for multi-Region support
AWS IAM Identity Center now supports replicating its own identity directory to additional regions, improving resilience for workforce access to AWS accounts and applications. This feature enhances user access if the primary region experiences disruption.
Enhancements (1) ›
- Extends multi-Region support to Identity Center's own identity source
This feature extends multi-Region support, previously exclusive to Identity Center instances connected to external identity providers, to those using the Identity Center directory for identity management. This allows for better alignment with business needs like data residency and user proximity.
Notes (1) ›
- Availability and prerequisites for multi-Region Identity Center
IAM Identity Center multi-Region support is available in 17 commercial AWS Regions for organization instances. A multi-Region customer managed KMS key (CMK) is required, and standard KMS charges apply. IAM Identity Center itself is provided at no additional cost.
https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2026/07/aws-iam-identity-center-extends-multi-region-support-to-identity-center-directory
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