US Gov region support
- Dominant language
- TypeScript
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Description
### Feature Request: Add Full AWS GovCloud (US) Partition Support
#### Problem
The AWS Toolkit does not support the `aws-us-gov` partition. During sign-in, GovCloud regions (`us-gov-west-1`, `us-gov-east-1`) are not available for selection, preventing authentication even with valid AWS Console or Workforce (SSO) credentials.
#### Expected Behavior
- GovCloud regions appear during sign-in region selection
- Full support for the `aws-us-gov` partition, including:
- Partition-aware endpoints
- Correct ARN formats
- GovCloud STS and IAM endpoints
- Compatibility with Console credentials and Workforce/SSO
#### Actual Behavior
- GovCloud regions are not listed
- Authentication cannot proceed
- No documented workaround exists
#### Impact
This blocks usage in U.S. Government and regulated environments where commercial AWS regions are not permitted.
#### Notes
This request requires full partition support, not just adding regions to a selector.
Contributor guide
Research direction
Start at the sign-in region-selection flow and the Console or Workforce/SSO authentication entry points, then compare how the existing commercial AWS partition is represented. Trace partition-aware endpoint and ARN handling, with done defined as selectable GovCloud regions and working Console and Workforce/SSO authentication against the required GovCloud endpoints.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- aws, typescript
- Domain
- authentication, cloud
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100