# 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.

## Contents
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 ** authentication **   <a name="securityagent-Type-Actor-authentication"></a>
The authentication configuration for the actor.  
Type: [Authentication](API_Authentication.md) object  
Required: No

 ** description **   <a name="securityagent-Type-Actor-description"></a>
A description of the actor.  
Type: String  
Required: No

 ** identifier **   <a name="securityagent-Type-Actor-identifier"></a>
The unique identifier for the actor.  
Type: String  
Required: No

 ** uris **   <a name="securityagent-Type-Actor-uris"></a>
The list of URIs that the actor targets during testing.  
Type: Array of strings  
Required: No

## See Also
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For more information about using this API in one of the language-specific AWS SDKs, see the following:
+  [AWS SDK for C\$1\$1](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForCpp/securityagent-2025-09-06/Actor) 
+  [AWS SDK for Java V2](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForJavaV2/securityagent-2025-09-06/Actor) 
+  [AWS SDK for Ruby V3](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForRubyV3/securityagent-2025-09-06/Actor)