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AWS AmazonCloudWatch documentation change

Service: AmazonCloudWatch · 2026-04-13 · Documentation low

File: AmazonCloudWatch/latest/monitoring/pipeline-iam-reference.md

Summary

Removed entire 'AI-assisted processor configuration permissions' section including the example IAM policy for logs:GeneratePermission

Security assessment

This change removes IAM policy documentation for the AI-assisted processor configuration feature. While IAM permissions are security-related, the removal doesn't indicate a security vulnerability - it appears to be cleaning up documentation for a deprecated feature. No security issue evidence is present in the diff.

Diff

diff --git a/AmazonCloudWatch/latest/monitoring/pipeline-iam-reference.md b/AmazonCloudWatch/latest/monitoring/pipeline-iam-reference.md
index 1b2660fca..8c18b092d 100644
--- a//AmazonCloudWatch/latest/monitoring/pipeline-iam-reference.md
+++ b//AmazonCloudWatch/latest/monitoring/pipeline-iam-reference.md
@@ -5 +5 @@
-API caller permissionsPipeline condition keysAI-assisted processor configuration permissionsSource-specific IAM policiesTrust relationshipsResource policiesManaging resource policies
+API caller permissionsPipeline condition keysSource-specific IAM policiesTrust relationshipsResource policiesManaging resource policies
@@ -251,19 +250,0 @@ Restricts pipeline creation to specific log source types.
-## AI-assisted processor configuration permissions
-
-To use AI-assisted processor configuration in the CloudWatch pipelines console, the IAM principal must have the `logs:GeneratePipeline` permission. This permission authorizes the generation of processor configurations from natural language descriptions.
-
-###### Example IAM policy for AI-assisted processor configuration
-    
-    
-    {
-        "Version": "2012-10-17",
-        "Statement": [
-            {
-                "Sid": "AllowGeneratePipeline",
-                "Effect": "Allow",
-                "Action": "logs:GeneratePipeline",
-                "Resource": "*"
-            }
-        ]
-    }
-