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AWS rosa: ROSAControlPlaneOperatorPolicy tag management update

Service: rosa · 2026-07-29 · Security-related medium

File: rosa/latest/userguide/security-iam-awsmanpol.md · Type: iam

Summary

Added explicit permissions for tagging Red Hat-managed security groups with safeguards to prevent removal of critical 'red-hat-managed' tag

Security assessment

Preventing removal of 'red-hat-managed' tag ensures proper identification of managed resources, reducing risk of accidental misconfiguration or unauthorized modification

Evidence

+  * Add and remove tags on Red Hat-managed security groups: The Control Plane Operator can tag and untag Red Hat-managed security groups for proper resource lifecycle management and cleanup. The policy prevents the operator from removing the `red-hat-managed` tag, which identifies these resources as Red Hat-managed.

Diff

diff --git a/rosa/latest/userguide/security-iam-awsmanpol.md b/rosa/latest/userguide/security-iam-awsmanpol.md
index c0ae1b3a1..86476e571 100644
--- a//rosa/latest/userguide/security-iam-awsmanpol.md
+++ b//rosa/latest/userguide/security-iam-awsmanpol.md
@@ -312 +312 @@ This policy includes the following permissions that allow the Control Plane Oper
-  * Added tags to RedHatManagedSecurityGroups: Allows the Control Plane Operator to tag Red Hat-managed security groups after creation. This is required for proper resource lifecycle management and cleanup of security groups associated with ROSA with HCP clusters.
+  * Add and remove tags on Red Hat-managed security groups: The Control Plane Operator can tag and untag Red Hat-managed security groups for proper resource lifecycle management and cleanup. The policy prevents the operator from removing the `red-hat-managed` tag, which identifies these resources as Red Hat-managed.
@@ -314 +314 @@ This policy includes the following permissions that allow the Control Plane Oper
-  * Added security-group/* to ManageVPCEndpointWithCondition: Fixes VPCE reconciliation failures during cluster upgrades. The operator needs permission to modify VPC endpoints that reference security groups.
+  * Manage VPC endpoints that reference security groups: The Control Plane Operator can modify VPC endpoints that reference security groups. VPC endpoint reconciliation during cluster upgrades requires this permission.
@@ -351,0 +352 @@ Change | Description | Date
+ROSAControlPlaneOperatorPolicy — Policy updated |  AWS updated ROSAControlPlaneOperatorPolicy. With this update, the Control Plane Operator can add and remove tags on Red Hat-managed security groups (`ec2:DeleteTags`). A safeguard prevents the operator from removing the `red-hat-managed` tag itself. To learn more, see AWS managed policy: ROSAControlPlaneOperatorPolicy. |  July 28, 2026