AWS codedeploy documentation change
Summary
Simplified explanations of IAM policy 'Action' and 'Resource' elements, removing details about dependent actions and resource-level permission requirements.
Security assessment
The changes refine existing security documentation about IAM policies but do not address a specific vulnerability or security incident. The edits streamline explanations without altering security guidance.
Diff
diff --git a/codedeploy/latest/userguide/security_iam_service-with-iam.md b/codedeploy/latest/userguide/security_iam_service-with-iam.md index 63cf40e0b..bce6ff9bf 100644 --- a//codedeploy/latest/userguide/security_iam_service-with-iam.md +++ b//codedeploy/latest/userguide/security_iam_service-with-iam.md @@ -32,3 +32 @@ 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. @@ -58,3 +56 @@ Administrators can use AWS JSON policies to specify who has access to what. That -The `Resource` JSON policy element specifies the object or objects to which the action applies. Statements must include either a `Resource` or a `NotResource` element. As a best practice, specify a resource using its [Amazon Resource Name (ARN)](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/IAM/latest/UserGuide/reference-arns.html). You can do this for actions that support a specific resource type, known as _resource-level permissions_. - -For actions that don't support resource-level permissions, such as listing operations, use a wildcard (*) to indicate that the statement applies to all resources. +The `Resource` JSON policy element specifies the object or objects to which the action applies. As a best practice, specify a resource using its [Amazon Resource Name (ARN)](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/IAM/latest/UserGuide/reference-arns.html). For actions that don't support resource-level permissions, use a wildcard (*) to indicate that the statement applies to all resources.