AWS workmail documentation change
Summary
Simplified explanations about IAM policy Action and Resource elements. Removed technical details about permission-only actions, dependent actions, and NotResource usage.
Security assessment
Changes refine existing IAM policy documentation structure without introducing new security concepts or addressing vulnerabilities. Content remains focused on general IAM best practices rather than responding to specific security issues.
Diff
diff --git a/workmail/latest/adminguide/security_iam_service-with-iam.md b/workmail/latest/adminguide/security_iam_service-with-iam.md index 0f97c7248..1814a45af 100644 --- a//workmail/latest/adminguide/security_iam_service-with-iam.md +++ b//workmail/latest/adminguide/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. @@ -56,3 +54 @@ 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.