PolicyDefinition
A structure that contains the details for a Cedar policy definition. It includes the policy type, a description, and a policy body. This is a top level data type used to create a policy.
This data type is used as a request parameter for the CreatePolicy operation. This
structure must always have either an static or a templateLinked
element.
Contents
Note
In the following list, the required parameters are described first.
Important
This data type is a UNION, so only one of the following members can be specified when used or returned.
- static
-
A structure that describes a static policy. An static policy doesn't use a template or allow placeholders for entities.
Type: StaticPolicyDefinition object
Required: No
- templateLinked
-
A structure that describes a policy that was instantiated from a template. The template can specify placeholders for
principalandresource. When you use CreatePolicy to create a policy from a template, you specify the exact principal and resource to use for the instantiated policy.Type: TemplateLinkedPolicyDefinition object
Required: No
See Also
For more information about using this API in one of the language-specific AWS SDKs, see the following:
