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AWS AmazonCloudWatch documentation change

Service: AmazonCloudWatch · 2025-10-22 · Documentation low

File: AmazonCloudWatch/latest/monitoring/security_iam_id-based-policy-examples.md

Summary

Simplified explanation of IAM policy requirements for CloudWatch resource access

Security assessment

Similar to other IAM policy examples, this removes redundant details about access methods without altering security guidance. No evidence of security-related fixes or additions.

Diff

diff --git a/AmazonCloudWatch/latest/monitoring/security_iam_id-based-policy-examples.md b/AmazonCloudWatch/latest/monitoring/security_iam_id-based-policy-examples.md
index ebc7505c2..e16539d2d 100644
--- a//AmazonCloudWatch/latest/monitoring/security_iam_id-based-policy-examples.md
+++ b//AmazonCloudWatch/latest/monitoring/security_iam_id-based-policy-examples.md
@@ -9 +9 @@ Policy best practicesUsing the console
-By default, users and roles don't have permission to create or modify CloudWatch resources. They also can't perform tasks by using the AWS Management Console, AWS Command Line Interface (AWS CLI), or AWS API. To grant users permission to perform actions on the resources that they need, an IAM administrator can create IAM policies. The administrator can then add the IAM policies to roles, and users can assume the roles.
+By default, users and roles don't have permission to create or modify CloudWatch resources. To grant users permission to perform actions on the resources that they need, an IAM administrator can create IAM policies.