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AWS IAM: Fix least privilege principle link

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

File: IAM/latest/UserGuide/id_roles_use_permissions-to-switch.md

Summary

Updated Wikipedia URL reference for principle of least privilege.

Security assessment

Corrects an external link; security best practice content remains identical.

Evidence

+If `Resource` is set to `*`, the user can assume any role in any account that trusts the user's account. (In other words, the role's trust policy specifies the user's account as `Principal`). As a best practice, we recommend that you follow the [principle of least privilege](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Principle_of_least_privilege) and specify the complete ARN for only the roles that the user needs.

Diff

diff --git a/IAM/latest/UserGuide/id_roles_use_permissions-to-switch.md b/IAM/latest/UserGuide/id_roles_use_permissions-to-switch.md
index c7025b82b..f446a05a7 100644
--- a//IAM/latest/UserGuide/id_roles_use_permissions-to-switch.md
+++ b//IAM/latest/UserGuide/id_roles_use_permissions-to-switch.md
@@ -67 +67 @@ Users that get the policy are allowed to switch roles on the resource listed (ei
-If `Resource` is set to `*`, the user can assume any role in any account that trusts the user's account. (In other words, the role's trust policy specifies the user's account as `Principal`). As a best practice, we recommend that you follow the [principle of least privilege](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Principle_of_least_privilege) and specify the complete ARN for only the roles that the user needs.
+If `Resource` is set to `*`, the user can assume any role in any account that trusts the user's account. (In other words, the role's trust policy specifies the user's account as `Principal`). As a best practice, we recommend that you follow the [principle of least privilege](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Principle_of_least_privilege) and specify the complete ARN for only the roles that the user needs.