AWS IAM documentation change

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

File: IAM/latest/UserGuide/iam_example_iam_PutUserPermissionsBoundary_section.md

Summary

Added PowerShell V5 example for setting a permissions boundary on a user

Security assessment

Permissions boundaries are security features that limit user permissions. The example demonstrates their usage but does not address a specific vulnerability.

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diff --git a/IAM/latest/UserGuide/iam_example_iam_PutUserPermissionsBoundary_section.md b/IAM/latest/UserGuide/iam_example_iam_PutUserPermissionsBoundary_section.md
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+**Tools for PowerShell V5**
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+**Example 1: This example shows how to set the Permission boundary for the user. You can set AWS Managed policies or Custom policies as permission boundary.**
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+    Set-IAMUserPermissionsBoundary -UserName joe -PermissionsBoundary arn:aws:iam::123456789012:policy/intern-boundary
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+  * For API details, see [PutUserPermissionsBoundary](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/powershell/v5/reference) in _AWS Tools for PowerShell Cmdlet Reference (V5)_. 
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