# sns-topic-no-public-access
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Checks if the SNS topic access policy allows public access. The rule is NON\$1COMPLIANT if the SNS topic access policy allows public access. 

**Note**  
To be considered non-public, an SNS policy must grant access only to fixed values. This means values that don't contain a wildcard or the following IAM policy element: [Variables](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/IAM/latest/UserGuide/reference_policies_variables.html#policy-vars-using-variables).

**Identifier:** SNS\$1TOPIC\$1NO\$1PUBLIC\$1ACCESS

**Resource Types:** AWS::SNS::Topic

**Trigger type:** Configuration changes

**AWS Region:** All supported AWS regions except Asia Pacific (New Zealand), Asia Pacific (Thailand), Asia Pacific (Malaysia), AWS GovCloud (US-East), AWS GovCloud (US-West), Mexico (Central), Asia Pacific (Taipei), Canada West (Calgary) Region

**Parameters:**

None  

## AWS CloudFormation template
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To create AWS Config managed rules with AWS CloudFormation templates, see [Creating AWS Config Managed Rules With AWS CloudFormation Templates](aws-config-managed-rules-cloudformation-templates.md).