AWS Monitron documentation change
Summary
Simplified explanations about IAM policies and permissions management. Removed redundant details about policy evaluation mechanics and default permissions.
Security assessment
Changes are editorial improvements to simplify policy documentation without altering security guidance. No evidence of addressing vulnerabilities or security incidents.
Diff
diff --git a/Monitron/latest/user-guide/security_iam_access-manage.md b/Monitron/latest/user-guide/security_iam_access-manage.md index 4895a4442..77b28b15a 100644 --- a//Monitron/latest/user-guide/security_iam_access-manage.md +++ b//Monitron/latest/user-guide/security_iam_access-manage.md @@ -9 +9 @@ Amazon Monitron is no longer open to new customers. Existing customers can conti -You control access in AWS by creating policies and attaching them to AWS identities or resources. A policy is an object in AWS that, when associated with an identity or resource, defines their permissions. AWS evaluates these policies when a principal (user, root user, or role session) makes a request. Permissions in the policies determine whether the request is allowed or denied. Most policies are stored in AWS as JSON documents. For more information about the structure and contents of JSON policy documents, see [Overview of JSON policies](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/IAM/latest/UserGuide/access_policies.html#access_policies-json) in the _IAM User Guide_. +You control access in AWS by creating policies and attaching them to AWS identities or resources. A policy defines permissions when associated with an identity or resource. AWS evaluates these policies when a principal makes a request. Most policies are stored in AWS as JSON documents. For more information about JSON policy documents, see [Overview of JSON policies](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/IAM/latest/UserGuide/access_policies.html#access_policies-json) in the _IAM User Guide_. @@ -11 +11 @@ You control access in AWS by creating policies and attaching them to AWS identit -Administrators can use AWS JSON policies to specify who has access to what. That is, which **principal** can perform **actions** on what **resources** , and under what **conditions**. +Using policies, administrators specify who has access to what by defining which **principal** can perform **actions** on what **resources** , and under what **conditions**. @@ -13,3 +13 @@ Administrators can use AWS JSON policies to specify who has access to what. That -By default, users and roles have no permissions. 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. - -IAM policies define permissions for an action regardless of the method that you use to perform the operation. For example, suppose that you have a policy that allows the `iam:GetRole` action. A user with that policy can get role information from the AWS Management Console, the AWS CLI, or the AWS API. +By default, users and roles have no permissions. An IAM administrator creates IAM policies and adds them to roles, which users can then assume. IAM policies define permissions regardless of the method used to perform the operation.