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AWS AWSCloudFormation documentation change

Service: AWSCloudFormation · 2026-03-25 · Documentation low

File: AWSCloudFormation/latest/TemplateReference/aws-resource-verifiedpermissions-identitysource.md

Summary

Added documentation clarifying how to specify a policy store using either ID or alias name, including examples and a reference to ListPolicyStoreAliases API.

Security assessment

This change provides clarification on policy store specification syntax but does not address any security vulnerability or weakness. It's a routine documentation improvement for user guidance.

Diff

diff --git a/AWSCloudFormation/latest/TemplateReference/aws-resource-verifiedpermissions-identitysource.md b/AWSCloudFormation/latest/TemplateReference/aws-resource-verifiedpermissions-identitysource.md
index a80f4a15b..e4c9f7787 100644
--- a//AWSCloudFormation/latest/TemplateReference/aws-resource-verifiedpermissions-identitysource.md
+++ b//AWSCloudFormation/latest/TemplateReference/aws-resource-verifiedpermissions-identitysource.md
@@ -70,0 +71,11 @@ Specifies the ID of the policy store in which you want to store this identity so
+To specify a policy store, use its ID or alias name. When using an alias name, prefix it with `policy-store-alias/`. For example:
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+  * ID: `PSEXAMPLEabcdefg111111`
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+  * Alias name: `policy-store-alias/example-policy-store`
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+To view aliases, use [ListPolicyStoreAliases](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/verifiedpermissions/latest/apireference/API_ListPolicyStoreAliases.html).
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