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AWS iot documentation change

Service: iot · 2025-10-13 · Documentation low

File: iot/latest/developerguide/iot-policy-actions.md

Summary

Added documentation for iot:DeleteConnection policy action

Security assessment

Documents a new authorization action for client disconnection, which relates to access control security features but doesn't address a specific vulnerability.

Diff

diff --git a/iot/latest/developerguide/iot-policy-actions.md b/iot/latest/developerguide/iot-policy-actions.md
index d0b91dda9..b21f1fa40 100644
--- a//iot/latest/developerguide/iot-policy-actions.md
+++ b//iot/latest/developerguide/iot-policy-actions.md
@@ -15,0 +16,5 @@ Represents the permission to connect to the AWS IoT Core message broker. The `io
+`iot:DeleteConnection`
+    
+
+Represents the permission to disconnect a connected MQTT client from AWS IoT Core. The `iot:DeleteConnection` permission is checked every time a request is made to forcibly disconnect a client. When you disconnect a client, AWS IoT Core closes the client's network connection and optionally cleans the session state.
+