diff --git a/core/auth/src/main/java/software/amazon/awssdk/auth/credentials/AwsBasicCredentials.java b/core/auth/src/main/java/software/amazon/awssdk/auth/credentials/AwsBasicCredentials.java
index cf19e36fcab6..1c8b32cd928e 100644
--- a/core/auth/src/main/java/software/amazon/awssdk/auth/credentials/AwsBasicCredentials.java
+++ b/core/auth/src/main/java/software/amazon/awssdk/auth/credentials/AwsBasicCredentials.java
@@ -25,12 +25,12 @@
 import software.amazon.awssdk.utils.Validate;
 
 /**
- * Provides access to the AWS credentials used for accessing AWS services: AWS access key ID and secret access key. These
- * credentials are used to securely sign requests to AWS services.
+ * Provides access to the AWS credentials used for accessing services: AWS access key ID and secret access key. These
+ * credentials are used to securely sign requests to services (e.g., AWS services) that use them for authentication.
  *
  * <p>For more details on AWS access keys, see:
- * <a href="http://docs.amazonwebservices.com/AWSSecurityCredentials/1.0/AboutAWSCredentials.html#AccessKeys">
- *     http://docs.amazonwebservices.com/AWSSecurityCredentials/1.0/AboutAWSCredentials.html#AccessKeys</a></p>
+ * <a href="https://docs.aws.amazon.com/general/latest/gr/aws-sec-cred-types.html#access-keys-and-secret-access-keys">
+ * https://docs.aws.amazon.com/general/latest/gr/aws-sec-cred-types.html#access-keys-and-secret-access-keys</a></p>
  *
  * @see AwsCredentialsProvider
  */
diff --git a/core/identity-spi/src/main/java/software/amazon/awssdk/identity/spi/ResolveIdentityRequest.java b/core/identity-spi/src/main/java/software/amazon/awssdk/identity/spi/ResolveIdentityRequest.java
index ac8ad4d0faaf..2a8ab450762e 100644
--- a/core/identity-spi/src/main/java/software/amazon/awssdk/identity/spi/ResolveIdentityRequest.java
+++ b/core/identity-spi/src/main/java/software/amazon/awssdk/identity/spi/ResolveIdentityRequest.java
@@ -66,14 +66,13 @@ public boolean equals(Object o) {
         if (o == null || getClass() != o.getClass()) {
             return false;
         }
-
         ResolveIdentityRequest that = (ResolveIdentityRequest) o;
-        return Objects.equals(properties, that.properties);
+        return properties.equals(that.properties);
     }
 
     @Override
     public int hashCode() {
-        return 31 + Objects.hashCode(properties);
+        return Objects.hashCode(properties);
     }
 
     public static final class Builder implements SdkBuilder<Builder, ResolveIdentityRequest> {