AWS iot-sitewise documentation change
Summary
Restructured IAM audience documentation into bullet points with role-specific guidance and links
Security assessment
The changes reorganize existing IAM guidance into a clearer bullet-point format with role-based recommendations. While security-related content is present, there is no evidence of addressing a specific vulnerability or adding new security features. The update improves documentation structure but doesn't introduce new security implications.
Diff
diff --git a/iot-sitewise/latest/userguide/security_iam_audience.md b/iot-sitewise/latest/userguide/security_iam_audience.md index 4d2aaba0e..831d49a1c 100644 --- a//iot-sitewise/latest/userguide/security_iam_audience.md +++ b//iot-sitewise/latest/userguide/security_iam_audience.md @@ -7 +7,7 @@ -How you use AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM) differs, depending on the work that you do in AWS IoT SiteWise. +How you use AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM) differs based on your role: + + * **Service user** \- request permissions from your administrator if you cannot access features (see [Troubleshoot AWS IoT SiteWise identity and access](./security_iam_troubleshoot.html)) + + * **Service administrator** \- determine user access and submit permission requests (see [How AWS IoT SiteWise works with IAM](./security_iam_service-with-iam.html)) + + * **IAM administrator** \- write policies to manage access (see [AWS IoT SiteWise identity-based policy examples](./security_iam_id-based-policy-examples.html)) @@ -9 +14,0 @@ How you use AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM) differs, depending on the w -**Service user** – If you use the AWS IoT SiteWise service to do your job, then your administrator provides you with the credentials and permissions that you need. As you use more AWS IoT SiteWise features to do your work, you might need additional permissions. Understanding how access is managed can help you request the right permissions from your administrator. If you cannot access a feature in AWS IoT SiteWise, see [Troubleshoot AWS IoT SiteWise identity and access](./security_iam_troubleshoot.html). @@ -11 +15,0 @@ How you use AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM) differs, depending on the w -**Service administrator** – If you're in charge of AWS IoT SiteWise resources at your company, you probably have full access to AWS IoT SiteWise. It's your job to determine which AWS IoT SiteWise features and resources your service users should access. You must then submit requests to your IAM administrator to change the permissions of your service users. Review the information on this page to understand the basic concepts of IAM. To learn more about how your company can use IAM with AWS IoT SiteWise, see [How AWS IoT SiteWise works with IAM](./security_iam_service-with-iam.html). @@ -13 +16,0 @@ How you use AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM) differs, depending on the w -**IAM administrator** – If you're an IAM administrator, you might want to learn details about how you can write policies to manage access to AWS IoT SiteWise. To view example AWS IoT SiteWise identity-based policies that you can use in IAM, see [AWS IoT SiteWise identity-based policy examples](./security_iam_id-based-policy-examples.html).