AWS config medium security documentation change
Summary
Added documentation about IAM policy updates for AWS Config and updated publication date
Security assessment
Documents updates to AWSConfigServiceRolePolicy and AWS_ConfigRole policies with expanded permissions across 100+ services. This is security documentation as it covers IAM permissions management, which is fundamental to resource security. The change explicitly references 'Security IAM updates' in the changelog.
Diff
diff --git a/config/latest/developerguide/DocumentHistory.md b/config/latest/developerguide/DocumentHistory.md index 3edc78a94..99111d802 100644 --- a//config/latest/developerguide/DocumentHistory.md +++ b//config/latest/developerguide/DocumentHistory.md @@ -13 +13 @@ The following table describes the important changes to the documentation for AWS - * Latest documentation update: January 09, 2026 + * Latest documentation update: January 27, 2026 @@ -19,0 +20 @@ Change| Description| Date +Security IAM updates| The `AWSConfigServiceRolePolicy` and `AWS_ConfigRole` policies have been updated with comprehensive permissions for AWS resource configuration recording across over 100 AWS services. For more information, see [AWS managed policies for AWS Config](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/config/latest/developerguide/security-iam-awsmanpol.html).| January 27, 2026