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AWS IAM documentation change

Service: IAM · 2025-04-03 · Documentation low

File: IAM/latest/UserGuide/best-practices.md

Summary

Added 'AWS' prefix to Organizations service control policies and resource control policies references for clarity

Security assessment

Change adds product name clarification but does not address security vulnerabilities or introduce new security documentation

Diff

diff --git a/IAM/latest/UserGuide/best-practices.md b/IAM/latest/UserGuide/best-practices.md
index 6e2460142..cc6c49ff2 100644
--- a//IAM/latest/UserGuide/best-practices.md
+++ b//IAM/latest/UserGuide/best-practices.md
@@ -139 +139 @@ Validate the policies you create to ensure that they adhere to the [IAM policy l
-As you scale your workloads, separate them by using multiple accounts that are managed with AWS Organizations. We recommend that you use Organizations [service control policies](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/organizations/latest/userguide/orgs_manage_policies_scps.html) (SCPs) to establish permissions guardrails to control access for all principals (IAM roles and users) across your accounts. We recommend that you use Organizations [resource control policies](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/organizations/latest/userguide/orgs_manage_policies_rcps.html) (RCPs) to establish permissions guardrails to control access for AWS resources across your organization. SCPs and RCPs are types of organization policies that you can use to manage permissions in your organization at the AWS organization, organizational unit (OU), or account level.
+As you scale your workloads, separate them by using multiple accounts that are managed with AWS Organizations. We recommend that you use AWS Organizations [service control policies](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/organizations/latest/userguide/orgs_manage_policies_scps.html) (SCPs) to establish permissions guardrails to control access for all principals (IAM roles and users) across your accounts. We recommend that you use AWS Organizations [resource control policies](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/organizations/latest/userguide/orgs_manage_policies_rcps.html) (RCPs) to establish permissions guardrails to control access for AWS resources across your organization. SCPs and RCPs are types of organization policies that you can use to manage permissions in your organization at the AWS organization, organizational unit (OU), or account level.