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AWS IAM documentation change

Service: IAM · 2025-11-19 · Documentation low

File: IAM/latest/UserGuide/access_policies_create.md

Summary

Updated CloudFormation terminology in policy creation documentation

Security assessment

Consistency update removing 'AWS' prefix from CloudFormation references. No security impact on policy creation processes.

Diff

diff --git a/IAM/latest/UserGuide/access_policies_create.md b/IAM/latest/UserGuide/access_policies_create.md
index bd0d50a4c..c1983f0b7 100644
--- a//IAM/latest/UserGuide/access_policies_create.md
+++ b//IAM/latest/UserGuide/access_policies_create.md
@@ -15 +15 @@ When you create or edit IAM policies, AWS can automatically perform policy valid
-You can use the AWS Management Console, AWS CLI, or AWS API to create customer managed policies in IAM. For more information about using AWS CloudFormation templates to add or update policies, see [AWS Identity and Access Management resource type reference](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/AWS_IAM.html) in the _AWS CloudFormation User Guide_.
+You can use the AWS Management Console, AWS CLI, or AWS API to create customer managed policies in IAM. For more information about using CloudFormation templates to add or update policies, see [AWS Identity and Access Management resource type reference](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/AWS_IAM.html) in the _CloudFormation User Guide_.