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AWS IAM documentation change

Service: IAM · 2026-04-19 · Documentation low

File: IAM/latest/UserGuide/iam_example_iam_AttachRolePolicy_section.md

Summary

Added multiple example links to various AWS service getting started guides and tutorials, including security-related examples like 'Moving hardcoded secrets to Secrets Manager' and 'Getting Started with IoT Device Defender'.

Security assessment

This change adds links to security-related examples including secrets management and IoT security, but does not address any specific security vulnerability or incident. The addition of 'Moving hardcoded secrets to Secrets Manager' promotes security best practices by encouraging proper secrets management.

Diff

diff --git a/IAM/latest/UserGuide/iam_example_iam_AttachRolePolicy_section.md b/IAM/latest/UserGuide/iam_example_iam_AttachRolePolicy_section.md
index b77c51f9d..2fe9bf271 100644
--- a//IAM/latest/UserGuide/iam_example_iam_AttachRolePolicy_section.md
+++ b//IAM/latest/UserGuide/iam_example_iam_AttachRolePolicy_section.md
@@ -14,0 +15,26 @@ Action examples are code excerpts from larger programs and must be run in contex
+  * [Configure Amazon ECS Service Connect](./iam_example_ecs_ServiceConnect_085_section.html)
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+  * [Create a REST API with Lambda proxy integration](./iam_example_api_gateway_GettingStarted_087_section.html)
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+  * [Create an Amazon ECS Linux task for the Fargate launch type](./iam_example_ecs_GettingStarted_086_section.html)
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+  * [Creating a CloudWatch dashboard with function name as a variable](./iam_example_cloudwatch_GettingStarted_031_section.html)
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+  * [Creating an Amazon ECS service for the EC2 launch type](./iam_example_ecs_GettingStarted_018_section.html)
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+  * [Creating an Amazon Managed Grafana workspace](./iam_example_iam_GettingStarted_044_section.html)
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+  * [Creating your first Lambda function](./iam_example_lambda_GettingStarted_019_section.html)
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+  * [Getting started with Amazon EKS](./iam_example_eks_GettingStarted_034_section.html)
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+  * [Getting started with Amazon MSK](./iam_example_ec2_GettingStarted_057_section.html)
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+  * [Getting started with Amazon SageMaker Feature Store](./iam_example_iam_GettingStarted_028_section.html)
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+  * [Getting started with Config](./iam_example_config_service_GettingStarted_053_section.html)
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+  * [Getting Started with IoT Device Defender](./iam_example_iot_GettingStarted_079_section.html)
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+  * [Getting started with Step Functions](./iam_example_iam_GettingStarted_080_section.html)
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@@ -16,0 +43,8 @@ Action examples are code excerpts from larger programs and must be run in contex
+  * [Moving hardcoded secrets to Secrets Manager](./iam_example_secrets_manager_GettingStarted_073_section.html)
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+  * [Run CPU stress tests on EC2 instances using FIS](./iam_example_iam_GettingStarted_069_section.html)
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+  * [Setting up Systems Manager](./iam_example_iam_GettingStarted_046_section.html)
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+  * [Using property variables in CloudWatch dashboards to monitor multiple Lambda functions](./iam_example_iam_GettingStarted_032_section.html)
+