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AWS transfer documentation change

Service: transfer · 2025-10-16 · Documentation low

File: transfer/latest/userguide/security_iam_troubleshoot.md

Summary

Added placeholder instructions for AWS account ID and IAM role name in policy example

Security assessment

The change improves documentation clarity for IAM policy configuration but does not address a specific security vulnerability. It helps prevent misconfiguration of role permissions, which is a security best practice but not tied to a disclosed security issue.

Diff

diff --git a/transfer/latest/userguide/security_iam_troubleshoot.md b/transfer/latest/userguide/security_iam_troubleshoot.md
index 3e0ef61c1..831c9f735 100644
--- a//transfer/latest/userguide/security_iam_troubleshoot.md
+++ b//transfer/latest/userguide/security_iam_troubleshoot.md
@@ -48,4 +48 @@ If you need help, contact your AWS administrator. Your administrator is the pers
-The following example policy contains the permission to pass a role to AWS Transfer Family.
-
-JSON
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+The following example policy contains the permission to pass a role to AWS Transfer Family. Replace `123456789012` with your AWS account ID and `MyTransferRole` with your actual IAM role name.