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AWS aws-backup documentation change

Service: aws-backup · 2025-05-16 · Documentation low

File: aws-backup/latest/devguide/create-a-vault-access-policy.md

Summary

Updated example IAM principals in backup vault policy to use realistic placeholder values (AIDA/AROA prefixes) and added role session name example

Security assessment

Improves security documentation by providing valid IAM principal format examples, which helps users configure proper access controls. No evidence of addressing a specific security vulnerability.

Diff

diff --git a/aws-backup/latest/devguide/create-a-vault-access-policy.md b/aws-backup/latest/devguide/create-a-vault-access-policy.md
index 626cb6adb..6df177840 100644
--- a//aws-backup/latest/devguide/create-a-vault-access-policy.md
+++ b//aws-backup/latest/devguide/create-a-vault-access-policy.md
@@ -114,2 +114,3 @@ Follow these steps to create a resource-based access policy on a backup vault th
-                           "AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA:",
-                           "BBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBB",
+                           "AIDA1234567890EXAMPLE",
+                           "AROA1234567890EXAMPLE:my-role-session",
+                           "AROA1234567890EXAMPLE:*",