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AWS config medium security documentation change

Service: config · 2025-10-01 · Security-related medium

File: config/latest/developerguide/iam-user-no-policies-check.md

Summary

Clarified rule compliance condition for IAM users with attached policies

Security assessment

Improves clarity on security best practice enforcement (policy inheritance through groups/roles), though not addressing a specific new vulnerability

Diff

diff --git a/config/latest/developerguide/iam-user-no-policies-check.md b/config/latest/developerguide/iam-user-no-policies-check.md
index 381f12fc4..3c2852f0f 100644
--- a//config/latest/developerguide/iam-user-no-policies-check.md
+++ b//config/latest/developerguide/iam-user-no-policies-check.md
@@ -9 +9 @@ AWS CloudFormation template
-Checks if none of your AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM) users have policies attached. IAM users must inherit permissions from IAM groups or roles. The rule is NON_COMPLIANT if there is at least one policy that is attached to the IAM user. 
+Checks if none of your AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM) users have policies attached. IAM users must inherit permissions from IAM groups or roles. The rule is NON_COMPLIANT if there is at least one IAM user with policies attached.