AWS awssupport documentation change
Summary
Simplified explanation of the `Action` element in JSON policies by removing details about exceptions (permission-only/dependent actions) and redundant statements.
Security assessment
The change removes explanatory examples but does not alter security recommendations or address vulnerabilities. It is a documentation simplification without direct security implications.
Diff
diff --git a/awssupport/latest/user/security_iam_service-with-iam.md b/awssupport/latest/user/security_iam_service-with-iam.md index 09730ff75..4e5672bdf 100644 --- a//awssupport/latest/user/security_iam_service-with-iam.md +++ b//awssupport/latest/user/security_iam_service-with-iam.md @@ -30,3 +30 @@ 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.