AWS Monitron documentation change
Summary
Simplified explanations of IAM policy elements (Action and Condition), removed redundant details about dependent actions, logical operations for conditions, and placeholder variables.
Security assessment
The changes streamline existing IAM policy documentation but do not address a specific security vulnerability or weakness. The removed content (e.g., logical AND/OR evaluation of conditions, placeholder variables) could impact clarity but does not introduce or mitigate security risks. The documentation remains focused on general IAM security practices.
Diff
diff --git a/Monitron/latest/user-guide/security_iam_service-with-iam.md b/Monitron/latest/user-guide/security_iam_service-with-iam.md index a9280cc6f..c007bb133 100644 --- a//Monitron/latest/user-guide/security_iam_service-with-iam.md +++ b//Monitron/latest/user-guide/security_iam_service-with-iam.md @@ -51,3 +51 @@ Administrators can use AWS JSON policies to specify who has access to what. That -The `Action` element of a JSON policy describes the actions that you can use to allow or deny access in a policy. Policy actions usually have the same name as the associated AWS API operation. There are some exceptions, such as _permission-only actions_ that don't have a matching API operation. There are also some operations that require multiple actions in a policy. These additional actions are called _dependent actions_. - -Include actions in a policy to grant permissions to perform the associated operation. +The `Action` element of a JSON policy describes the actions that you can use to allow or deny access in a policy. Include actions in a policy to grant permissions to perform the associated operation. @@ -82,7 +80 @@ Administrators can use AWS JSON policies to specify who has access to what. That -The `Condition` element (or `Condition` _block_) lets you specify conditions in which a statement is in effect. The `Condition` element is optional. You can create conditional expressions that use [condition operators](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/IAM/latest/UserGuide/reference_policies_elements_condition_operators.html), such as equals or less than, to match the condition in the policy with values in the request. - -If you specify multiple `Condition` elements in a statement, or multiple keys in a single `Condition` element, AWS evaluates them using a logical `AND` operation. If you specify multiple values for a single condition key, AWS evaluates the condition using a logical `OR` operation. All of the conditions must be met before the statement's permissions are granted. - -You can also use placeholder variables when you specify conditions. For example, you can grant an IAM user permission to access a resource only if it is tagged with their IAM user name. For more information, see [IAM policy elements: variables and tags](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/IAM/latest/UserGuide/reference_policies_variables.html) in the _IAM User Guide_. - -AWS supports global condition keys and service-specific condition keys. To see all AWS global condition keys, see [AWS global condition context keys](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/IAM/latest/UserGuide/reference_policies_condition-keys.html) in the _IAM User Guide_. +The `Condition` element specifies when statements execute based on defined criteria. You can create conditional expressions that use [condition operators](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/IAM/latest/UserGuide/reference_policies_elements_condition_operators.html), such as equals or less than, to match the condition in the policy with values in the request. To see all AWS global condition keys, see [AWS global condition context keys](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/IAM/latest/UserGuide/reference_policies_condition-keys.html) in the _IAM User Guide_.