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AWS verifiedpermissions documentation change

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

File: verifiedpermissions/latest/userguide/policy-stores-delete.md

Summary

Updated delete documentation to clarify that policy templates and policy store aliases are also deleted when deleting a policy store

Security assessment

This clarifies the scope of what gets deleted when deleting a policy store. While deletion has security implications, this change doesn't address a specific security vulnerability or add security-specific documentation.

Diff

diff --git a/verifiedpermissions/latest/userguide/policy-stores-delete.md b/verifiedpermissions/latest/userguide/policy-stores-delete.md
index 719cded02..851872e21 100644
--- a//verifiedpermissions/latest/userguide/policy-stores-delete.md
+++ b//verifiedpermissions/latest/userguide/policy-stores-delete.md
@@ -7 +7 @@
-You can delete Amazon Verified Permissions policy stores using the AWS Management Console or the AWS CLI. Deleting a policy store permanently deletes the schema and any policies in the policy store.
+You can delete Amazon Verified Permissions policy stores using the AWS Management Console or the AWS CLI. Deleting a policy store permanently deletes the schema and any policies and policy templates in the policy store. Any policy store aliases associated with the deleted policy store will also be deleted.
@@ -70 +70 @@ Troubleshooting
-Policy store schema
+Policy store aliases