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AWS IAM documentation change

Service: IAM · 2025-07-04 · Documentation low

File: IAM/latest/UserGuide/access_tags.md

Summary

Updated example username from 'richard-roe' to 'richard' in tag condition policy example

Security assessment

Change only modifies an example username in documentation without altering security-related content or policy logic. No evidence of addressing vulnerabilities or security incidents.

Diff

diff --git a/IAM/latest/UserGuide/access_tags.md b/IAM/latest/UserGuide/access_tags.md
index 9573eae8d..97a9c7bd3 100644
--- a//IAM/latest/UserGuide/access_tags.md
+++ b//IAM/latest/UserGuide/access_tags.md
@@ -69 +69 @@ This example shows how you might create an identity-based policy that allows sta
-You can attach this policy to the IAM users in your account. If a user named `richard-roe` attempts to start an Amazon EC2 instance, the instance must be tagged `Owner=richard-roe` or `owner=richard-roe`. Otherwise he will be denied access. The tag key `Owner` matches both `Owner` and `owner` because condition key names are not case-sensitive. For more information, see [IAM JSON policy elements: Condition](./reference_policies_elements_condition.html).
+You can attach this policy to the IAM users in your account. If a user named `richard` attempts to start an Amazon EC2 instance, the instance must be tagged `Owner=richard` or `owner=richard`. Otherwise he will be denied access. The tag key `Owner` matches both `Owner` and `owner` because condition key names are not case-sensitive. For more information, see [IAM JSON policy elements: Condition](./reference_policies_elements_condition.html).