AWS AmazonS3 documentation change

Service: AmazonS3 · 2025-05-31 · Documentation low

File: AmazonS3/latest/userguide/access-points-directory-buckets-details.md

Summary

Expanded documentation to include AWS Management Console instructions and added details about viewing access point properties/permissions including IAM external access analyzer findings, access point scope, and policy information

Security assessment

Adds visibility into security-related permissions configuration (IAM findings, policies) but does not indicate any vulnerability fix or security incident response

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diff --git a/AmazonS3/latest/userguide/access-points-directory-buckets-details.md b/AmazonS3/latest/userguide/access-points-directory-buckets-details.md
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-This section explains how to view details for your access point for directory buckets using the AWS Command Line Interface or REST API.
+This section explains how to view details for your access point for directory buckets using the AWS Management Console, AWS CLI, AWS SDKs, or REST API.
+
+View details of an access point for directory buckets to see the following information about the access point and the associated directory bucket:
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+  * Properties:
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+    * Directory bucket name
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+    * Directory bucket owner account ID
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+    * AWS Region
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+    * Directory bucket location type
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+    * Directory bucket location name
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+    * Creation date of access point
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+    * Network origin
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+    * VPC ID
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+    * S3 URI
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+    * Access point ARN
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+    * Access point alias
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+  * Permissions:
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+    * IAM external access analyzer findings
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+    * Access point scope
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+    * Access point policy
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+###### To view details for your access point in your AWS account
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+  1. Sign in to the AWS Management Console and open the Amazon S3 console at [https://console.aws.amazon.com/s3/](https://console.aws.amazon.com/s3/).
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+  2. In the navigation bar on the top of the page, choose the name of the currently displayed AWS Region. Next, choose the Region that you want to list access points for. 
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+  3. In the navigation pane on the left side of the console, choose **Access points for directory buckets**.
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+  4. (Optional) Search for access points by name. Only access points in your selected AWS Region will appear here.
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+  5. Choose the name of the access point you want to manage.
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+  6. Select the **Properties** tab or the **Permissions** tab.
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