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AWS opsworks documentation change

Service: opsworks · 2025-08-16 · Documentation medium

File: opsworks/latest/userguide/security-iam-awsmanpol.md

Summary

Marked AWS managed policies as deprecated and updated policy syntax

Security assessment

Deprecation notices for policies due to service deprecation inform users to avoid outdated configurations, which is a security best practice. No direct evidence of addressing an active security vulnerability.

Diff

diff --git a/opsworks/latest/userguide/security-iam-awsmanpol.md b/opsworks/latest/userguide/security-iam-awsmanpol.md
index bce0906cf..c69506dce 100644
--- a//opsworks/latest/userguide/security-iam-awsmanpol.md
+++ b//opsworks/latest/userguide/security-iam-awsmanpol.md
@@ -15 +15 @@ Additionally, AWS supports managed policies for job functions that span multiple
-## AWS managed policy: `AWSOpsWorksCMServiceRole`
+## AWS managed policy: `AWSOpsWorksCMServiceRole` \- Deprecated
@@ -20,0 +21,2 @@ This policy grants `administrative` permissions that allow OpsWorks CM administr
+For more information, see [Deprecated AWS managed policies](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/aws-managed-policy/latest/reference/about-managed-policy-reference.html#deprecated-managed-policies) in the _AWS Managed Policy Reference Guide_.
+
@@ -45,0 +48,6 @@ This policy includes the following permissions.
+JSON
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+****
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@@ -224 +232,2 @@ This policy includes the following permissions.
-## AWS managed policy: `AWSOpsWorksCMInstanceProfileRole`
+
+## AWS managed policy: `AWSOpsWorksCMInstanceProfileRole` \- Deprecated
@@ -229,0 +239,2 @@ This policy grants `administrative` permissions that allow the Amazon EC2 instan
+For more information, see [Deprecated AWS managed policies](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/aws-managed-policy/latest/reference/about-managed-policy-reference.html#deprecated-managed-policies) in the _AWS Managed Policy Reference Guide_.
+
@@ -244,0 +256,6 @@ This policy includes the following permissions.
+JSON
+    
+
+****
+    
+    
@@ -291 +309,2 @@ Change | Description | Date
-AWSOpsWorksCMInstanceProfileRole \- Updated managed policy |  OpsWorks CM updated the managed policy that allows the EC2 instances used as OpsWorks CM servers to share information with CloudFormation and Secrets Manager, and manage backups. The change adds `opsworks-cm!` to the resource name for Secrets Manager secrets, so that OpsWorks CM is allowed to own the secrets.  | April 23, 2021  
+AWSOpsWorksCMInstanceProfileRole \- Deprecated |  This policy has been deprecated because the service is deprecated. | May 26, 2025  
+AWSOpsWorksCMServiceRole \- Deprecated |  This policy has been deprecated because the service is deprecated. | May 26, 2025