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# AWS::SecurityAgent::Pentest Actor
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Represents an actor used during penetration testing. An actor defines a user or entity that interacts with the target application, including authentication credentials and target URIs.

## Syntax
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To declare this entity in your Amazon CloudFormation template, use the following syntax:

### JSON
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```
{
  "[Authentication](#cfn-securityagent-pentest-actor-authentication)" : {{Authentication}},
  "[Description](#cfn-securityagent-pentest-actor-description)" : {{String}},
  "[Identifier](#cfn-securityagent-pentest-actor-identifier)" : {{String}},
  "[Uris](#cfn-securityagent-pentest-actor-uris)" : {{[ String, ... ]}}
}
```

### YAML
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```
  [Authentication](#cfn-securityagent-pentest-actor-authentication): {{
    Authentication}}
  [Description](#cfn-securityagent-pentest-actor-description): {{String}}
  [Identifier](#cfn-securityagent-pentest-actor-identifier): {{String}}
  [Uris](#cfn-securityagent-pentest-actor-uris): {{
    - String}}
```

## Properties
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`Authentication`  <a name="cfn-securityagent-pentest-actor-authentication"></a>
The authentication configuration for the actor.  
*Required*: No  
*Type*: [Authentication](aws-properties-securityagent-pentest-authentication.md)  
*Update requires*: [No interruption](https://docs.amazonaws.cn/AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/using-cfn-updating-stacks-update-behaviors.html#update-no-interrupt)

`Description`  <a name="cfn-securityagent-pentest-actor-description"></a>
A description of the actor.  
*Required*: No  
*Type*: String  
*Update requires*: [No interruption](https://docs.amazonaws.cn/AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/using-cfn-updating-stacks-update-behaviors.html#update-no-interrupt)

`Identifier`  <a name="cfn-securityagent-pentest-actor-identifier"></a>
The unique identifier for the actor.  
*Required*: No  
*Type*: String  
*Update requires*: [No interruption](https://docs.amazonaws.cn/AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/using-cfn-updating-stacks-update-behaviors.html#update-no-interrupt)

`Uris`  <a name="cfn-securityagent-pentest-actor-uris"></a>
The list of URIs that the actor targets during testing.  
*Required*: No  
*Type*: Array of String  
*Update requires*: [No interruption](https://docs.amazonaws.cn/AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/using-cfn-updating-stacks-update-behaviors.html#update-no-interrupt)