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AWS security-ir documentation change

Service: security-ir · 2026-04-19 · Documentation low

File: security-ir/latest/userguide/troubleshooting-aws-security-incident-response-identity-and-access.md

Summary

Updated formatting of IAM action 'iam:PassRole' by adding backticks in error messages and descriptions for code formatting

Security assessment

This change is purely cosmetic, improving code formatting in documentation. It does not address any security issue or add new security content; it only enhances readability of existing troubleshooting guidance.

Diff

diff --git a/security-ir/latest/userguide/troubleshooting-aws-security-incident-response-identity-and-access.md b/security-ir/latest/userguide/troubleshooting-aws-security-incident-response-identity-and-access.md
index 427cefa4b..69a637550 100644
--- a//security-ir/latest/userguide/troubleshooting-aws-security-incident-response-identity-and-access.md
+++ b//security-ir/latest/userguide/troubleshooting-aws-security-incident-response-identity-and-access.md
@@ -34 +34 @@ If you need help, contact your AWS administrator. Your administrator is the pers
-**_I am not authorized to perform iam:PassRole_** If you receive an error that you're not authorized to perform the iam:PassRole action, your policies must be updated to allow you to pass a role to AWS Security Incident Response .
+**_I am not authorized to perform`iam:PassRole`_** If you receive an error that you're not authorized to perform the `iam:PassRole` action, your policies must be updated to allow you to pass a role to AWS Security Incident Response .
@@ -40 +40 @@ The following example error occurs when an IAM user named marymajor tries to use
-User: arn:AWS:iam::123456789012:user/marymajor is not authorized to perform: iam:PassRole 
+User: arn:AWS:iam::123456789012:user/marymajor is not authorized to perform: `iam:PassRole`
@@ -42 +42 @@ User: arn:AWS:iam::123456789012:user/marymajor is not authorized to perform: iam
-In this case, Mary's policies must be updated to allow her to perform the iam:PassRole action. If you need help, contact your AWS administrator. Your administrator is the person who provided you with your sign-in credentials.
+In this case, Mary's policies must be updated to allow her to perform the `iam:PassRole` action. If you need help, contact your AWS administrator. Your administrator is the person who provided you with your sign-in credentials.