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AWS IAM: Added policy summary instructions

Service: IAM · 2026-08-07 · Documentation low

File: IAM/latest/UserGuide/access_policies_understand.md · Type: iam

Summary

Added links to policy, service, and action summary viewing guides

Security assessment

Operational guidance for permission review without security-specific content

Evidence

+For step-by-step instructions on viewing summaries, see [View policy summaries](./access_policies_view-policy-summary.html), [View service summaries](./access_policies_view-service-summary.html), and [View action summaries](./access_policies_view-action-summary.html).

Diff

diff --git a/IAM/latest/UserGuide/access_policies_understand.md b/IAM/latest/UserGuide/access_policies_understand.md
index 21069cbaa..47934ea21 100644
--- a//IAM/latest/UserGuide/access_policies_understand.md
+++ b//IAM/latest/UserGuide/access_policies_understand.md
@@ -16,0 +17,2 @@ You can use the information in the policy summaries to understand the permission
+For step-by-step instructions on viewing summaries, see [View policy summaries](./access_policies_view-policy-summary.html), [View service summaries](./access_policies_view-service-summary.html), and [View action summaries](./access_policies_view-action-summary.html).
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