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AWS organizations documentation change

Service: organizations · 2025-07-18 · Documentation low

File: organizations/latest/userguide/security_iam_resource-based-policy-examples.md

Summary

Removed detailed JSON policies and replaced with code block markers, restructured delegation policy examples

Security assessment

Restructured resource-based policy documentation without changing security content. Maintains security documentation but doesn't add new security features or address vulnerabilities.

Diff

diff --git a/organizations/latest/userguide/security_iam_resource-based-policy-examples.md b/organizations/latest/userguide/security_iam_resource-based-policy-examples.md
index 8caeaa6cd..2a29597e8 100644
--- a//organizations/latest/userguide/security_iam_resource-based-policy-examples.md
+++ b//organizations/latest/userguide/security_iam_resource-based-policy-examples.md
@@ -37,0 +38,6 @@ This example delegation policy grants the permissions necessary to complete acti
+JSON
+    
+
+****
+    
+    
@@ -83,53 +89,0 @@ This example delegation policy grants the permissions necessary to complete acti
-    {
-      "Version": "2012-10-17",
-      "Statement": [
-        {
-          "Sid": "DelegatingNecessaryDescribeListActions",
-          "Effect": "Allow",
-          "Principal": {
-            "AWS": "arn:aws:iam::MemberAccountId:root"
-          },
-          "Action": [
-            "organizations:DescribeOrganization",
-            "organizations:DescribeOrganizationalUnit",
-            "organizations:DescribeAccount",
-            "organizations:DescribePolicy",
-            "organizations:DescribeEffectivePolicy",
-            "organizations:ListRoots",
-            "organizations:ListOrganizationalUnitsForParent",
-            "organizations:ListParents",
-            "organizations:ListChildren",
-            "organizations:ListAccounts",
-            "organizations:ListAccountsForParent",
-            "organizations:ListPolicies",
-            "organizations:ListPoliciesForTarget",
-            "organizations:ListTargetsForPolicy",
-            "organizations:ListTagsForResource"
-          ],
-          "Resource": "*",
-          "Condition": {
-            "StringLikeIfExists": {
-              "organizations:PolicyType": "SERVICE_CONTROL_POLICY"
-            }
-          }
-        },
-        {
-          "Sid": "DelegatingMinimalActionsForSCPs",
-          "Effect": "Allow",
-          "Principal": {
-            "AWS": "arn:aws:iam::MemberAccountId:root"
-          },
-          "Action": [
-            "organizations:CreatePolicy",
-            "organizations:DescribePolicy",
-            "organizations:UpdatePolicy",
-            "organizations:DeletePolicy"
-          ],
-          "Resource": [
-            "arn:aws:organizations::ManagementAccountId:policy/o-OrganizationId/service_control_policy/*",
-            "arn:aws:organizations::aws:policy/service_control_policy/*"
-          ]
-        }
-      ]
-    }
-
@@ -143,48 +96,0 @@ To use this delegation policy, replace the AWS placeholder text for `MemberAccou
-    {
-      "Version": "2012-10-17",
-      "Statement": [
-        {
-          "Sid": "DelegatingNecessaryDescribeListActions",
-          "Effect": "Allow",
-          "Principal": {
-            "AWS": "arn:aws:iam::MemberAccountId:root"
-          },
-          "Action": [
-            "organizations:DescribeOrganization",
-            "organizations:DescribeOrganizationalUnit",
-            "organizations:DescribeAccount",
-            "organizations:DescribePolicy",
-            "organizations:DescribeEffectivePolicy",
-            "organizations:ListRoots",
-            "organizations:ListOrganizationalUnitsForParent",
-            "organizations:ListParents",
-            "organizations:ListChildren",
-            "organizations:ListAccounts",
-            "organizations:ListAccountsForParent",
-            "organizations:ListPolicies",
-            "organizations:ListPoliciesForTarget",
-            "organizations:ListTargetsForPolicy",
-            "organizations:ListTagsForResource"
-          ],
-          "Resource": "*",
-          "Condition": {
-            "StringLikeIfExists": {
-              "organizations:PolicyType": "BACKUP_POLICY"
-            }
-          }
-        },
-        {
-          "Sid": "DelegatingTaggingBackupPolicies",
-          "Effect": "Allow",
-          "Principal": {
-            "AWS": "arn:aws:iam::MemberAccountId:root"
-          },
-          "Action": [
-            "organizations:TagResource",
-            "organizations:UntagResource"
-          ],
-          "Resource": "arn:aws:organizations::ManagementAccountId:policy/o-OrganizationId/backup_policy/*"
-        }
-      ]
-    }
-
@@ -207,47 +112,0 @@ This example delegation policy grants the permissions necessary to complete acti
-    {
-      "Version": "2012-10-17",
-      "Statement": [
-        {
-          "Sid": "DelegatingNecessaryDescribeListActions",
-          "Effect": "Allow",
-          "Principal": {
-            "AWS": "arn:aws:iam::MemberAccountId:root"
-          },
-          "Action": [
-            "organizations:DescribeOrganization",
-            "organizations:DescribeOrganizationalUnit",
-            "organizations:DescribeAccount",
-            "organizations:DescribePolicy",
-            "organizations:DescribeEffectivePolicy",
-            "organizations:ListRoots",
-            "organizations:ListOrganizationalUnitsForParent",
-            "organizations:ListParents",
-            "organizations:ListChildren",
-            "organizations:ListAccounts",
-            "organizations:ListAccountsForParent",
-            "organizations:ListPolicies",
-            "organizations:ListPoliciesForTarget",
-            "organizations:ListTargetsForPolicy",
-            "organizations:ListTagsForResource"
-          ],
-          "Resource": "*"
-        },
-        {
-          "Sid": "AttachDetachPoliciesSpecifiedAccountOU",
-          "Effect": "Allow",
-          "Principal": {
-            "AWS": "arn:aws:iam::MemberAccountId:root"
-          },
-          "Action": [
-            "organizations:AttachPolicy",
-            "organizations:DetachPolicy"
-          ],
-          "Resource": [
-            "arn:aws:organizations::ManagementAccountId:ou/o-OrganizationId/ou-OUId",
-            "arn:aws:organizations::ManagementAccountId:account/o-OrganizationId/TargetAccountId",
-            "arn:aws:organizations::ManagementAccountId:policy/o-OrganizationId/backup_policy/*"
-          ]
-        }
-      ]
-    }
-
@@ -273,0 +133,6 @@ This example delegation policy grants the permissions necessary to complete acti
+JSON
+    
+
+****
+    
+