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AWS AmazonCloudWatch low security documentation change

Service: AmazonCloudWatch · 2025-05-03 · Security-related low

File: AmazonCloudWatch/latest/monitoring/DocumentHistory.md

Summary

Added documentation about AmazonCloudWatchRUMReadOnlyAccess policy update adding rum:GetResourcePolicy permission

Security assessment

The change explicitly adds a new IAM permission (rum:GetResourcePolicy) to view resource policies, which is an access control modification. Resource policies govern security permissions, making this a security-related documentation update to reflect improved policy visibility capabilities.

Diff

diff --git a/AmazonCloudWatch/latest/monitoring/DocumentHistory.md b/AmazonCloudWatch/latest/monitoring/DocumentHistory.md
index 55b537425..873409a85 100644
--- a//AmazonCloudWatch/latest/monitoring/DocumentHistory.md
+++ b//AmazonCloudWatch/latest/monitoring/DocumentHistory.md
@@ -10,0 +11 @@ Change| Description| Date
+[AmazonCloudWatchRUMReadOnlyAccess updated](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonCloudWatch/latest/monitoring/auth-and-access-control-cw.html#managed-policies-cloudwatch-RUM)| The `rum:GetResourcePolicy` permission was added so that CloudWatch RUM can view the resource policy attached to the RUM application monitor.| April 28, 2025