AWS redshift documentation change

Service: redshift · 2025-11-25 · Documentation low

File: redshift/latest/dg/r_DROP_RLS_POLICY.md

Summary

Added database qualification syntax and federated permissions reference

Security assessment

Extends RLS policy drop syntax to support federated environments. Updates security documentation without evidence of vulnerability remediation.

Diff

diff --git a/redshift/latest/dg/r_DROP_RLS_POLICY.md b/redshift/latest/dg/r_DROP_RLS_POLICY.md
index 8fbd937df..cc011098f 100644
--- a//redshift/latest/dg/r_DROP_RLS_POLICY.md
+++ b//redshift/latest/dg/r_DROP_RLS_POLICY.md
@@ -18 +18,3 @@ Superusers and users or roles that have the sys:secadmin role can drop a policy.
-    DROP RLS POLICY [ IF EXISTS ] _policy_name_ [ CASCADE | RESTRICT ]
+    DROP RLS POLICY [ IF EXISTS ] 
+    { policy_name | database_name.policy_name }
+    [ CASCADE | RESTRICT ] 
@@ -31,0 +34,5 @@ The name of the policy.
+database_name
+    
+
+The name of the database from where the policy to be dropped. The database can be the connected database or a database that supports Amazon Redshift federated permissions.
+
@@ -41,0 +49,2 @@ A clause that indicates not to drop the policy when it is attached to some table
+For the usage of DROP RLS POLICY on Amazon Redshift Federated Permissions Catalog, see [ Managing access control with Amazon Redshift federated permissions](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/redshift/latest/dg/federated-permissions-managing-access.html).
+