AWS iot documentation change

Service: iot · 2026-02-13 · Documentation low

File: iot/latest/developerguide/iam-policy-users-jobs.md

Summary

Updated example thing names in IAM policy examples from generic names to specific identifiers

Security assessment

Changes improve example clarity by using more realistic resource names. No security-related content modified.

Diff

diff --git a/iot/latest/developerguide/iam-policy-users-jobs.md b/iot/latest/developerguide/iam-policy-users-jobs.md
index 76b4ef7ee..1b1c0b212 100644
--- a//iot/latest/developerguide/iam-policy-users-jobs.md
+++ b//iot/latest/developerguide/iam-policy-users-jobs.md
@@ -145 +145 @@ In the example, replace:
-                "arn:aws:iot:us-east-1:123456789012:thing/thing-name",
+                "arn:aws:iot:us-east-1:123456789012:thing/thing-123",
@@ -229 +229 @@ The following shows a sample IAM policy that authorizes this action:
-            "Resource": "arn:aws:iot:us-east-1:123456789012:thing/thing-name"
+            "Resource": "arn:aws:iot:us-east-1:123456789012:thing/thing-123"
@@ -326 +326 @@ In the example, replace:
-                "Resource": "arn:aws:iot:us-east-1:123456789012:thing/thing-name"
+                "Resource": "arn:aws:iot:us-east-1:123456789012:thing/thing-123"
@@ -336 +336 @@ In the example, replace:
-                "arn:aws:iot:us-east-1:123456789012:thing/thing-name",
+                "arn:aws:iot:us-east-1:123456789012:thing/thing-123",