AWS AmazonECS documentation change

Service: AmazonECS · 2025-10-01 · Documentation low

File: AmazonECS/latest/developerguide/instance_IAM_role.md

Summary

Removed section about awsvpcTrunking account setting permissions and updated policy syntax

Security assessment

Removes outdated IAM policy requirements but does not indicate a security vulnerability. Appears to be documentation cleanup rather than a security-related change.

Diff

diff --git a/AmazonECS/latest/developerguide/instance_IAM_role.md b/AmazonECS/latest/developerguide/instance_IAM_role.md
index 051719059..fdacdcf9d 100644
--- a//AmazonECS/latest/developerguide/instance_IAM_role.md
+++ b//AmazonECS/latest/developerguide/instance_IAM_role.md
@@ -5 +5 @@
-Create the container instance roleAmazon ECR permissions Permissions required for setting the awsvpcTrunking account setting Amazon S3 read-only access  Permissions required for setting the awsvpcTrunking account settingMonitoring container instances permissions
+Create the container instance roleAmazon ECR permissions Permissions required for setting the awsvpcTrunking account setting Amazon S3 read-only access Monitoring container instances permissions
@@ -212,27 +211,0 @@ You can also use the IAM console to add Amazon S3 read-only access (`AmazonS3Rea
-##  Permissions required for setting the awsvpcTrunking account setting
-
-The Amazon ECS container instance role that you use with your container instances must have the following IAM policy permissions for setting the account setting 
-
-JSON
-    
-
-****
-    
-    
-    
-    {
-        "Version":"2012-10-17",		 	 	 
-        "Statement": [
-            {
-                "Effect": "Allow",
-                "Action": [
-                    "ecs:ListAccountSettings", 
-                    "ecs:ListAttributes", 
-                    "ecs:PutAccountSetting" 
-                ],
-                "Resource": "*"
-            }
-        ]
-    }
-    
-
@@ -261 +234 @@ If this is your first time choosing **Policies** , the **Welcome to Managed Poli
-        "Version": "2012-10-17",&TCX5-2025-waiver;
+        "Version": "2012-10-17",