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AWS verifiedpermissions documentation change

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

File: verifiedpermissions/latest/userguide/terminology.md

Summary

Added definitions for new terms: Policy store alias, Policy name, and Policy template name.

Security assessment

This change adds terminology for new features (aliases and names). It is purely a documentation update with no security context or implications.

Diff

diff --git a/verifiedpermissions/latest/userguide/terminology.md b/verifiedpermissions/latest/userguide/terminology.md
index cd5a9dc4d..8496cc404 100644
--- a//verifiedpermissions/latest/userguide/terminology.md
+++ b//verifiedpermissions/latest/userguide/terminology.md
@@ -5 +5 @@
-Authorization modelAuthorization requestAuthorization responseConsidered policiesContext dataDetermining policiesEntity dataPermissions, authorization, and principalsPolicy enforcementPolicy storeSatisfied policies
+Authorization modelAuthorization requestAuthorization responseConsidered policiesContext dataDetermining policiesEntity dataPermissions, authorization, and principalsPolicy enforcementPolicy storePolicy store aliasPolicy namePolicy template nameSatisfied policies
@@ -32,0 +33,6 @@ You should understand the following concepts to use Amazon Verified Permissions.
+  * Policy store alias
+
+  * Policy name
+
+  * Policy template name
+
@@ -110,0 +117,12 @@ When evaluating an authorization request, Verified Permissions only considers th
+## Policy store alias
+
+A _policy store alias_ is a friendly name for a policy store. You can use a policy store alias to identify a policy store in any Verified Permissions operation that accepts a `policyStoreId` parameter. Policy store aliases are independent AWS resources with their own ARNs. Each alias is associated with one policy store at a time, and multiple aliases can be associated with the same policy store. For more information, see [Amazon Verified Permissions policy store aliases](./policy-store-aliases.html).
+
+## Policy name
+
+A _policy name_ is an optional friendly name for a policy. Policy names must be unique for all policies within the policy store and prefixed with `name/`. You can use a policy name in place of the policy ID in control plane operations that accept a `policyId` parameter. Names can be set when creating or updating a policy. Only `GetPolicy` and `ListPolicies` return the name in the output.
+
+## Policy template name
+
+A _policy template name_ is an optional friendly name for a policy template. Policy template names must be unique for all policy templates within the policy store and prefixed with `name/`. You can use a policy template name in place of the policy template ID in control plane operations that accept a `policyTemplateId` parameter. Names can be set when creating or updating a policy template. Only `GetPolicyTemplate` and `ListPolicyTemplates` return the name in the output.
+