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AWS workspaces documentation change

Service: workspaces · 2025-08-16 · Documentation low

File: workspaces/latest/adminguide/encrypt-workspaces.md

Summary

Updated KMS permissions in IAM policy example from kms:ReEncrypt to kms:ReEncryptFrom and kms:ReEncryptTo

Security assessment

The change splits a broad KMS re-encryption permission into more granular actions (From/To), which improves security through better adherence to least-privilege principles. However, there's no evidence this addresses an active security vulnerability.

Diff

diff --git a/workspaces/latest/adminguide/encrypt-workspaces.md b/workspaces/latest/adminguide/encrypt-workspaces.md
index d10fc131e..32d0294a9 100644
--- a//workspaces/latest/adminguide/encrypt-workspaces.md
+++ b//workspaces/latest/adminguide/encrypt-workspaces.md
@@ -234 +234,2 @@ JSON
-            "kms:ReEncrypt",
+            "kms:ReEncryptFrom",
+            "kms:ReEncryptTo",