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AWS IAM documentation change

Service: IAM · 2025-06-25 · Documentation low

File: IAM/latest/UserGuide/iam_example_iam_GetAccountAuthorizationDetails_section.md

Summary

Added PowerShell V5 example showing how to retrieve account authorization details including users, groups, and roles

Security assessment

The change adds documentation about security-related IAM features (user/group/role permissions auditing) but does not address a specific security vulnerability

Diff

diff --git a/IAM/latest/UserGuide/iam_example_iam_GetAccountAuthorizationDetails_section.md b/IAM/latest/UserGuide/iam_example_iam_GetAccountAuthorizationDetails_section.md
index d2e96b2dc..43df74f00 100644
--- a//IAM/latest/UserGuide/iam_example_iam_GetAccountAuthorizationDetails_section.md
+++ b//IAM/latest/UserGuide/iam_example_iam_GetAccountAuthorizationDetails_section.md
@@ -388,0 +389,55 @@ PowerShell
+**Tools for PowerShell V5**
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+**Example 1: This example gets authorization details about the identities in the AWS account, and displays the element list of the returned object, including users, groups, and roles. For example, the`UserDetailList` property displays details about the users. Similar information is available in the `RoleDetailList` and `GroupDetailList` properties.**
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+    
+    $Details=Get-IAMAccountAuthorizationDetail
+    $Details
+    
+
+**Output:**
+    
+    
+    GroupDetailList : {Administrators, Developers, Testers, Backup}
+    IsTruncated     : False
+    Marker          : 
+    RoleDetailList  : {TestRole1, AdminRole, TesterRole, clirole...}
+    UserDetailList  : {Administrator, Bob, BackupToS3, }
+    
+    
+    $Details.UserDetailList
+    
+
+**Output:**
+    
+    
+    Arn            : arn:aws:iam::123456789012:user/Administrator
+    CreateDate     : 10/16/2014 9:03:09 AM
+    GroupList      : {Administrators}
+    Path           : /
+    UserId         : AIDACKCEVSQ6CEXAMPLE1
+    UserName       : Administrator
+    UserPolicyList : {}
+    
+    Arn            : arn:aws:iam::123456789012:user/Bob
+    CreateDate     : 4/6/2015 12:54:42 PM
+    GroupList      : {Developers}
+    Path           : /
+    UserId         : AIDACKCEVSQ6CEXAMPLE2
+    UserName       : bab
+    UserPolicyList : {}
+    
+    Arn            : arn:aws:iam::123456789012:user/BackupToS3
+    CreateDate     : 1/27/2015 10:15:08 AM
+    GroupList      : {Backup}
+    Path           : /
+    UserId         : AIDACKCEVSQ6CEXAMPLE3
+    UserName       : BackupToS3
+    UserPolicyList : {BackupServicePermissionsToS3Buckets}
+
+  * For API details, see [GetAccountAuthorizationDetails](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/powershell/v5/reference) in _AWS Tools for PowerShell Cmdlet Reference (V5)_. 
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