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AWS resource-explorer documentation change

Service: resource-explorer · 2025-10-16 · Documentation low

File: resource-explorer/latest/userguide/security_iam_service-linked-roles.md

Summary

Updated policy reference link and added guidance to check policy updates

Security assessment

Routine documentation update to ensure users reference the latest policy version. No security vulnerability is addressed, but it maintains accurate security documentation.

Diff

diff --git a/resource-explorer/latest/userguide/security_iam_service-linked-roles.md b/resource-explorer/latest/userguide/security_iam_service-linked-roles.md
index e3bd67a08..fc461e165 100644
--- a//resource-explorer/latest/userguide/security_iam_service-linked-roles.md
+++ b//resource-explorer/latest/userguide/security_iam_service-linked-roles.md
@@ -28 +28 @@ The `AWSServiceRoleForResourceExplorer` service-linked role trusts only the serv
-The role permissions policy named [AWSResourceExplorerServiceRolePolicy](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/resource-explorer/latest/userguide/security_iam_awsmanpol.html#security_iam_awsmanpol_AWSResourceExplorerServiceRolePolicy) allows Resource Explorer read-only access to retrieve resource names and properties for supported AWS resources. To view the services and resources that Resource Explorer supports, see [Resource types you can search for with Resource Explorer](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/resource-explorer/latest/userguide/supported-resource-types.html). For the complete list of all actions this role can perform, you can view the `[AWSResourceExplorerServiceRolePolicy](https://console.aws.amazon.com/iam/home#/policies/arn:aws:iam::aws:policy/aws-service-role/AWSResourceExplorerServiceRolePolicy)` policy in the IAM console.
+The role permissions policy named [AWSResourceExplorerServiceRolePolicy](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/resource-explorer/latest/userguide/security_iam_awsmanpol.html#security_iam_awsmanpol_AWSResourceExplorerServiceRolePolicy) allows Resource Explorer read-only access to retrieve resource names and properties for supported AWS resources. To view the services and resources that Resource Explorer supports, see [Resource types you can search for with Resource Explorer](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/resource-explorer/latest/userguide/supported-resource-types.html). To see the latest version of this AWS managed policy, [`AWSResourceExplorerServiceRolePolicy`](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/aws-managed-policy/latest/reference/AWSResourceExplorerServiceRolePolicy.html) in the _AWS Managed Policy Reference Guide_. To see permission changes to this policy, see [Resource Explorer updates to AWS managed policies](./security_iam_awsmanpol.html#security_iam_awsmanpol_updates).