AWS amazonswf documentation change
Summary
Simplified the default permissions statement by removing references to specific interfaces (Console, CLI, API)
Security assessment
The change removes redundant details about access enforcement across interfaces but doesn't alter the core security policy guidance. No evidence this addresses a specific vulnerability or weakness.
Diff
diff --git a/amazonswf/latest/developerguide/security_iam_id-based-policy-examples.md b/amazonswf/latest/developerguide/security_iam_id-based-policy-examples.md index 7b1afeab1..a04fbee92 100644 --- a//amazonswf/latest/developerguide/security_iam_id-based-policy-examples.md +++ b//amazonswf/latest/developerguide/security_iam_id-based-policy-examples.md @@ -9 +9 @@ Policy best practicesUsing the consoleAllow users to view their own permissions -By default, users and roles don't have permission to create or modify Amazon SWF 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 Amazon SWF resources. To grant users permission to perform actions on the resources that they need, an IAM administrator can create IAM policies.