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AWS emr documentation change

Service: emr · 2026-05-10 · Documentation low

File: emr/latest/ManagementGuide/emr-iam-role.md

Summary

Modified IAM role example: Removed Sid statement and restructured AssumeRole policy elements.

Security assessment

Structural change to IAM policy example without security implications. No evidence of security vulnerability being addressed.

Diff

diff --git a/emr/latest/ManagementGuide/emr-iam-role.md b/emr/latest/ManagementGuide/emr-iam-role.md
index eb6970741..3d2eaa521 100644
--- a//emr/latest/ManagementGuide/emr-iam-role.md
+++ b//emr/latest/ManagementGuide/emr-iam-role.md
@@ -463 +462,0 @@ JSON
-          "Sid": "AllowSTSAssumerole",
@@ -465,4 +464,4 @@ JSON
-          "Action": [
-            "sts:AssumeRole"
-          ],
-          "Resource": "arn:aws:iam::123456789012:role/EMRServiceRole",
+          "Principal": {
+            "Service": "elasticmapreduce.amazonaws.com"
+          },
+          "Action": "sts:AssumeRole",