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AWS pcs medium security documentation change

Service: pcs · 2025-10-22 · Security-related medium

File: pcs/latest/userguide/security-min-permissions.md

Summary

Added 'secretsmanager:RotateSecret' permission to CreateCluster policy and secret management example

Security assessment

The addition of secretsmanager:RotateSecret action explicitly enables secret rotation capabilities in IAM policies. Secret rotation is a critical security practice to limit credential exposure and comply with rotation requirements. Documenting this required permission helps implement least-privilege access for secret management.

Diff

diff --git a/pcs/latest/userguide/security-min-permissions.md b/pcs/latest/userguide/security-min-permissions.md
index 7a7ff541b..32f6e24b2 100644
--- a//pcs/latest/userguide/security-min-permissions.md
+++ b//pcs/latest/userguide/security-min-permissions.md
@@ -40,0 +41 @@ CreateCluster |
+    secretsmanager:RotateSecret,
@@ -316 +317,2 @@ Users who don't configure and manage the service don't require these permissions
-            "secretsmanager:UpdateSecret"
+            "secretsmanager:UpdateSecret",
+            "secretsmanager:RotateSecret"