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AWS secretsmanager medium security documentation change

Service: secretsmanager · 2026-06-04 · Security-related medium

File: secretsmanager/latest/userguide/document-history.md

Summary

Added entry for AWSSecretsManagerClientReadOnlyAccess policy update granting BatchGetSecretValue and ListSecrets permissions.

Security assessment

Documents expanded permissions in a security-related managed policy. Changes directly relate to access control (IAM permissions) for secrets management.

Diff

diff --git a/secretsmanager/latest/userguide/document-history.md b/secretsmanager/latest/userguide/document-history.md
index 58d9ad3a1..a7e22a9e5 100644
--- a//secretsmanager/latest/userguide/document-history.md
+++ b//secretsmanager/latest/userguide/document-history.md
@@ -14,0 +15 @@ Change| Description| Date
+Update to AWS managed policy| The `AWSSecretsManagerClientReadOnlyAccess` managed policy now includes `BatchGetSecretValue` and `ListSecrets` permissions. For information, see [Secrets Manager updates to AWS managed policies](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/secretsmanager/latest/userguide/reference_available-policies.html#security-iam-awsmanpol-updates).| June 2, 2026