Other Policy Types - Amazon Monitron

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Other Policy Types

AWS supports additional policy types that can set the maximum permissions granted by more common policy types:

  • Permissions boundaries – Set the maximum permissions that an identity-based policy can grant to an IAM entity. For more information, see Permissions boundaries for IAM entities in the IAM User Guide.

  • Service control policies (SCPs) – Specify the maximum permissions for an organization or organizational unit in AWS Organizations. For more information, see Service control policies in the AWS Organizations User Guide.

  • Resource control policies (RCPs) – Set the maximum available permissions for resources in your accounts. For more information, see Resource control policies (RCPs) in the AWS Organizations User Guide.

  • Session policies – Advanced policies passed as a parameter when creating a temporary session for a role or federated user. For more information, see Session policies in the IAM User Guide.