AWS autoscaling documentation change
Summary
Simplified explanation of IAM policy Action element by removing details about exceptions and dependent actions
Security assessment
Change reduces technical details about IAM policy structure but doesn't address vulnerabilities or security incidents. The modification is a documentation clarification rather than a security fix.
Diff
diff --git a/autoscaling/plans/userguide/security_iam_service-with-iam.md b/autoscaling/plans/userguide/security_iam_service-with-iam.md index 5694fb8a6..ac3cd3a49 100644 --- a//autoscaling/plans/userguide/security_iam_service-with-iam.md +++ b//autoscaling/plans/userguide/security_iam_service-with-iam.md @@ -34,3 +34 @@ 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.