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AWS guardduty documentation change

Service: guardduty · 2025-06-07 · Documentation low

File: guardduty/latest/ug/security_iam_id-based-policy-examples.md

Summary

Updated policy reference from AmazonGuardDutyFullAccess to AmazonGuardDutyFullAccess_v2

Security assessment

This is a routine documentation update to reference the new recommended policy version. No specific security vulnerability is addressed here - it simply directs users to the updated security best practice.

Diff

diff --git a/guardduty/latest/ug/security_iam_id-based-policy-examples.md b/guardduty/latest/ug/security_iam_id-based-policy-examples.md
index 003db4cdf..0d8488983 100644
--- a//guardduty/latest/ug/security_iam_id-based-policy-examples.md
+++ b//guardduty/latest/ug/security_iam_id-based-policy-examples.md
@@ -63 +63 @@ To ensure that users and roles can still use the GuardDuty console, also attach
-To grant permissions that various IAM identities (users, groups, and roles) must have, attach the required [AWS managed policy: AmazonGuardDutyFullAccess](./security-iam-awsmanpol.html#security-iam-awsmanpol-AmazonGuardDutyFullAccess) policy to enable GuardDuty.
+To grant permissions that various IAM identities (users, groups, and roles) must have, attach the required [AWS managed policy: AmazonGuardDutyFullAccess_v2 (recommended)](./security-iam-awsmanpol.html#security-iam-awsmanpol-AmazonGuardDutyFullAccess-v2) policy to enable GuardDuty.