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AWS cli documentation change

Service: cli · 2026-01-22 · Documentation low

File: cli/latest/reference/verifiedpermissions/update-policy.md

Summary

Made --definition parameter optional, updated pattern constraints for policyId, and increased max length limits for fields. Updated CLI version reference.

Security assessment

Changes involve making a parameter optional and relaxing input constraints. No evidence of security vulnerability fixes or security-specific documentation in the diff.

Diff

diff --git a/cli/latest/reference/verifiedpermissions/update-policy.md b/cli/latest/reference/verifiedpermissions/update-policy.md
index b7a8b2261..4895e1a95 100644
--- a//cli/latest/reference/verifiedpermissions/update-policy.md
+++ b//cli/latest/reference/verifiedpermissions/update-policy.md
@@ -15 +15 @@
-  * [AWS CLI 2.33.2 Command Reference](../../index.html) »
+  * [AWS CLI 2.33.4 Command Reference](../../index.html) »
@@ -96 +96 @@ See also: [AWS API Documentation](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/WebAPI/verifi
-    --definition <value>
+    [--definition <value>]
@@ -141 +141 @@ See also: [AWS API Documentation](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/WebAPI/verifi
->   * pattern: `[a-zA-Z0-9-]*`
+>   * pattern: `[a-zA-Z0-9-/_]*`
@@ -145 +145 @@ See also: [AWS API Documentation](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/WebAPI/verifi
-`--definition` (tagged union structure) [required]
+`--definition` (tagged union structure)
@@ -405 +405 @@ policyId -> (string)
->   * pattern: `[a-zA-Z0-9-]*`
+>   * pattern: `[a-zA-Z0-9-/_]*`
@@ -447 +447 @@ principal -> (structure)
->>   * max: `200`
+>>   * max: `612`
@@ -479 +479 @@ resource -> (structure)
->>   * max: `200`
+>>   * max: `612`
@@ -515 +515 @@ actions -> (list)
->>>   * max: `200`
+>>>   * max: `512`
@@ -549 +549 @@ effect -> (string)
-  * [AWS CLI 2.33.2 Command Reference](../../index.html) »
+  * [AWS CLI 2.33.4 Command Reference](../../index.html) »