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AWS IAM: Fix trust policies blog link

Service: IAM · 2026-08-19 · Documentation low

File: IAM/latest/UserGuide/id_roles.md

Summary

Corrected a URL for the AWS Security Blog post on IAM role trust policies by removing an extra slash.

Security assessment

The change fixes a broken link without modifying security content or referencing vulnerabilities.

Evidence

+A [JSON policy document](./reference_policies_grammar.html) in which you define the principals that you _trust_ to assume the role. A role trust policy is a required [resource-based policy](./access_policies.html#policies_resource-based) that is attached to a role in IAM. The [principals](./reference_policies_elements_principal.html) that you can specify in the trust policy include users, roles, accounts, and services. For more information, see [How to use trust policies in IAM roles](https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/security/how-to-use-trust-policies-with-iam-roles/) in _AWS Security Blog_.

Diff

diff --git a/IAM/latest/UserGuide/id_roles.md b/IAM/latest/UserGuide/id_roles.md
index 5a1362575..0ab16b058 100644
--- a//IAM/latest/UserGuide/id_roles.md
+++ b//IAM/latest/UserGuide/id_roles.md
@@ -155 +155 @@ When you create a trust policy, you cannot specify a wildcard (*) as part of an
-A [JSON policy document](./reference_policies_grammar.html) in which you define the principals that you _trust_ to assume the role. A role trust policy is a required [resource-based policy](./access_policies.html#policies_resource-based) that is attached to a role in IAM. The [principals](./reference_policies_elements_principal.html) that you can specify in the trust policy include users, roles, accounts, and services. For more information, see [How to use trust policies in IAM roles](https://aws.amazon.com/blogs//security/how-to-use-trust-policies-with-iam-roles/) in _AWS Security Blog_.
+A [JSON policy document](./reference_policies_grammar.html) in which you define the principals that you _trust_ to assume the role. A role trust policy is a required [resource-based policy](./access_policies.html#policies_resource-based) that is attached to a role in IAM. The [principals](./reference_policies_elements_principal.html) that you can specify in the trust policy include users, roles, accounts, and services. For more information, see [How to use trust policies in IAM roles](https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/security/how-to-use-trust-policies-with-iam-roles/) in _AWS Security Blog_.