AWS security-ir documentation change

Service: security-ir · 2025-08-28 · Documentation low

File: security-ir/latest/userguide/allow-users-to-view-their-own-permissions.md

Summary

Removed JSON policy example allowing users to view their own IAM permissions

Security assessment

The change removes a policy example but does not indicate a security vulnerability fix. While the policy relates to security permissions, the removal itself doesn't address a specific security issue.

Diff

diff --git a/security-ir/latest/userguide/allow-users-to-view-their-own-permissions.md b/security-ir/latest/userguide/allow-users-to-view-their-own-permissions.md
index 17bd5269a..3da17b26d 100644
--- a//security-ir/latest/userguide/allow-users-to-view-their-own-permissions.md
+++ b//security-ir/latest/userguide/allow-users-to-view-their-own-permissions.md
@@ -9,43 +8,0 @@ This example shows how you might create a policy that allows IAM users to view t
-JSON
-    
-
-****
-    
-    
-    
-    {
-        "Version": "2012-10-17",
-        "Statement": [
-            {
-                "Sid": "ViewOwnUserInfo",
-                "Effect": "Allow",
-                "Action": [
-                    "iam:GetUserPolicy",
-                    "iam:ListGroupsForUser",
-                    "iam:ListAttachedUserPolicies",
-                    "iam:ListUserPolicies",
-                    "iam:GetUser"
-                ],
-                "Resource": [
-                    "arn:aws::*:user/${AWS:username}"
-                ]
-            },
-            {
-                "Sid": "NavigateInConsole",
-                "Effect": "Allow",
-                "Action": [
-                    "iam:GetGroupPolicy",
-                    "iam:GetPolicyVersion",
-                    "iam:GetPolicy",
-                    "iam:ListAttachedGroupPolicies",
-                    "iam:ListGroupPolicies",
-                    "iam:ListPolicyVersions",
-                    "iam:ListPolicies",
-                    "iam:ListUsers"
-                ],
-                "Resource": "*"
-            }
-        ]
-    }
-    
-