AWS IAM: Added least privilege implementation guides

Service: IAM · 2026-08-07 · Documentation medium

File: IAM/latest/UserGuide/getting-started-reduce-permissions.md · Type: iam

Summary

Added links to permission refinement and policy generation documentation

Security assessment

Documents implementation of least privilege principle

Evidence

+For instructions on refining permissions, see [Reviewing last accessed information for your AWS account](./getting-started-reduce-permissions-last-accessed.html).

Diff

diff --git a/IAM/latest/UserGuide/getting-started-reduce-permissions.md b/IAM/latest/UserGuide/getting-started-reduce-permissions.md
index 3c724856a..5a311e6e4 100644
--- a//IAM/latest/UserGuide/getting-started-reduce-permissions.md
+++ b//IAM/latest/UserGuide/getting-started-reduce-permissions.md
@@ -22,0 +23,2 @@ When you are getting started, we recommend that you use AWS managed policies to
+For instructions on refining permissions, see [Reviewing last accessed information for your AWS account](./getting-started-reduce-permissions-last-accessed.html). After you identify unused services, see [Generating a policy based on access activity](./getting-started_reduce-permissions-edit-policy.html).
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