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Policy In The AWS Console

In this article, we will discuss policy in the AWS console.

Types Of Policies

There are 2 types of policies: -

AWS managed → The policy is created and administrated by AWS
Customer managed → The policy is created and administrated by the user

How To Create A Policy?

To create a policy, click on the Policies link in the IAM module.

Picture showing the policies menu in the IAM module

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On the Policies window, click on the Create Policy button.

Picture showing the create policy button for creating a new policy

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A screen appears where you can select the service on which you want to apply to the policy. For this example, I am selecting the S3 service.

Picture showing selecting the service on which policy will be applied

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Below the service, you can specify the Actions.

Picture specifies the action you can perform on a service

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Click on the Next button.

Picture showing adding the tag to the policy

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In the next screen, you can specify the tag. Click on the Next: Review button.

Picture showing a review screen of the policy creation wizard

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In the review screen, enter the Name and click on the Create policy button. A policy gets created.

Picture showing the screen to show the success message of the policy creation

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Authorization Process

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Posted By -	Karan Gupta

Posted On -	Thursday, September 16, 2021

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