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AWS AWSCloudFormation documentation change

Service: AWSCloudFormation · 2025-03-10 · Documentation low

File: AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/aws-resource-iam-policy.md

Summary

Added 'Id' attribute documentation and updated headings

Security assessment

Enhances documentation of IAM policy identifiers (security artifacts) but does not address specific security issues.

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diff --git a/AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/aws-resource-iam-policy.md
index 1b9d29277..e4c96e442 100644
--- a/AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/aws-resource-iam-policy.md
+++ b/AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/aws-resource-iam-policy.md
@@ -173,0 +174,15 @@ For more information about using the `Ref` function, see [`Ref`](https://docs.aw
+### Fn::GetAtt
+
+The `Fn::GetAtt` intrinsic function returns a value for a specified attribute of this type. The following are the available attributes and sample return values.
+
+For more information about using the `Fn::GetAtt` intrinsic function, see [`Fn::GetAtt`](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/intrinsic-function-reference-getatt.html).
+
+#### 
+
+`Id`
+    
+
+The stable and unique string identifying the policy.
+
+For more information about IDs, see [IAM identifiers](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/IAM/latest/UserGuide/Using_Identifiers.html) in the _IAM User Guide_.
+
@@ -178 +193 @@ For more information about using the `Ref` function, see [`Ref`](https://docs.aw
-  * IAM Policy with policy group
+  * Policy with policy group
@@ -180 +195 @@ For more information about using the `Ref` function, see [`Ref`](https://docs.aw
-  * IAM Policy with specified role
+  * Policy with specified role
@@ -185 +200 @@ For more information about using the `Ref` function, see [`Ref`](https://docs.aw
-###  IAM Policy with policy group
+### Policy with policy group
@@ -234 +249 @@ For more information about using the `Ref` function, see [`Ref`](https://docs.aw
-###  IAM Policy with specified role
+### Policy with specified role