IAM JSON policy elements: Supported data types
This section lists the data types that are supported when you specify values in JSON policies. The policy language doesn't support all types for each policy element; for information about each element, see the preceding sections.
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Strings
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Numbers (Ints and Floats)
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Boolean
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Null
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Lists
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Maps
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Structs (which are just nested Maps)
The following table maps each data type to the serialization. Note that all policies must be
in UTF-8. For information about the JSON data types, go to RFC
4627
| Type | JSON |
|---|---|
|
String |
String |
|
Integer |
Number |
|
Float |
Number |
|
Boolean |
true false |
|
Null |
null |
|
Date |
String adhering to the W3C Profile
of ISO 8601 |
|
IpAddress |
String adhering to RFC 4632 |
|
List |
Array |
|
Object |
Object |
