AWS CLI IAM and STS Cheat Sheet/Get policy document version

Read the JSON document for a specific policy version.

Section: IAM Policies

Get policy document version

bash
bash
aws iam get-policy-version --policy-arn arn:aws:iam::123456789012:policy/ReadOnlyS3 --version-id v1
Explanation

Use this when you need the actual statement document.

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