# ControlSummary
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Overview of information about a control.

## Contents
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 ** Arn **   <a name="controlcatalog-Type-ControlSummary-Arn"></a>
The Amazon Resource Name (ARN) of the control.  
Type: String  
Length Constraints: Minimum length of 34. Maximum length of 2048.  
Pattern: `arn:(aws(?:[-a-z]*)?):(controlcatalog|controltower):[a-zA-Z0-9-]*::control/[0-9a-zA-Z_\-]+`   
Required: Yes

 ** Description **   <a name="controlcatalog-Type-ControlSummary-Description"></a>
A description of the control, as it may appear in the console. Describes the functionality of the control.  
Type: String  
Required: Yes

 ** Name **   <a name="controlcatalog-Type-ControlSummary-Name"></a>
The display name of the control.  
Type: String  
Required: Yes

 ** Aliases **   <a name="controlcatalog-Type-ControlSummary-Aliases"></a>
A list of alternative identifiers for the control. These are human-readable designators, such as `SH.S3.1`. Several aliases can refer to the same control across different AWS services or compliance frameworks.  
Type: Array of strings  
Pattern: `[a-zA-Z0-9](?:[a-zA-Z0-9_.-]{0,254}[a-zA-Z0-9])`   
Required: No

 ** Behavior **   <a name="controlcatalog-Type-ControlSummary-Behavior"></a>
An enumerated type, with the following possible values:  
Type: String  
Valid Values: `PREVENTIVE | PROACTIVE | DETECTIVE`   
Required: No

 ** CreateTime **   <a name="controlcatalog-Type-ControlSummary-CreateTime"></a>
A timestamp that notes the time when the control was released (start of its life) as a governance capability in AWS.  
Type: Timestamp  
Required: No

 ** GovernedResources **   <a name="controlcatalog-Type-ControlSummary-GovernedResources"></a>
A list of AWS resource types that are governed by this control. This information helps you understand which controls can govern certain types of resources, and conversely, which resources are affected when the control is implemented. The resources are represented as AWS CloudFormation resource types. If `GovernedResources` cannot be represented by available CloudFormation resource types, it’s returned as an empty list.  
Type: Array of strings  
Pattern: `[A-Za-z0-9]{2,64}::[A-Za-z0-9]{2,64}::[A-Za-z0-9]{2,64}`   
Required: No

 ** Implementation **   <a name="controlcatalog-Type-ControlSummary-Implementation"></a>
An object of type `ImplementationSummary` that describes how the control is implemented.  
Type: [ImplementationSummary](API_ImplementationSummary.md) object  
Required: No

 ** Severity **   <a name="controlcatalog-Type-ControlSummary-Severity"></a>
An enumerated type, with the following possible values:  
Type: String  
Valid Values: `LOW | MEDIUM | HIGH | CRITICAL`   
Required: No

## See Also
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For more information about using this API in one of the language-specific AWS SDKs, see the following:
+  [AWS SDK for C\$1\$1](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForCpp/controlcatalog-2018-05-10/ControlSummary) 
+  [AWS SDK for Java V2](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForJavaV2/controlcatalog-2018-05-10/ControlSummary) 
+  [AWS SDK for Ruby V3](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForRubyV3/controlcatalog-2018-05-10/ControlSummary)