docs: aws-ec2: link sts configuration from cross account access

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### Cross Account Access
To allow Vault to authenticate EC2 instances running in other accounts, AWS STS (Security
Token Service) can be used to retrieve temporary credentials by assuming an IAM Role
in those accounts.
To allow Vault to authenticate EC2 instances running in other accounts, AWS STS
(Security Token Service) can be used to retrieve temporary credentials by
assuming an IAM Role in those accounts. All these accounts should be configured
at the backend using the `auth/aws-ec2/config/sts/<account_id>` endpoint.
The account in which Vault is running (i.e. the master account) must be listed as
a trusted entity in the IAM Role being assumed on the remote account. The Role itself