# iot-provisioning-template-description
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Checks if AWS IoT provisioning templates have a description. The rule is NON\$1COMPLIANT if configuration.Description does not exist or is an empty string. 



**Identifier:** IOT\$1PROVISIONING\$1TEMPLATE\$1DESCRIPTION

**Resource Types:** AWS::IoT::ProvisioningTemplate

**Trigger type:** Configuration changes

**AWS Region:** Only available in Europe (Stockholm), Middle East (Bahrain), Asia Pacific (Mumbai), Europe (Paris), US East (Ohio), Europe (Ireland), Middle East (UAE), Europe (Frankfurt), South America (Sao Paulo), Asia Pacific (Hong Kong), US East (N. Virginia), Asia Pacific (Seoul), Europe (London), Asia Pacific (Tokyo), US West (Oregon), US West (N. California), Asia Pacific (Singapore), Asia Pacific (Sydney), Canada (Central) 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).