Amazon IoT Device Defender

Amazon IoT Device Defender Principal Policies API

The Principal Policies API from Amazon IoT Device Defender — 1 operation(s) for principal policies.

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Identity & Access Management BC-620.20

Operations 2

PUT /principal-policies/{policyName}#x-amzn-iot-principal Amazon IoT Device Defender Attach Principal Policy #

DELETE /principal-policies/{policyName}#x-amzn-iot-principal Amazon IoT Device Defender Detach Principal Policy #

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OpenAPI Specification

openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  version: 2015-05-28
  x-release: v4
  title: AWS IoT Principal Policies API
  description: 'IoT

    IoT provides secure, bi-directional communication between Internet-connected devices (such as sensors, actuators, embedded devices, or smart appliances) and the Amazon Web Services cloud.'
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    backgroundColor: '#FFFFFF'
  termsOfService: https://aws.amazon.com/service-terms/
  contact:
    name: Mike Ralphson
    email: mike.ralphson@gmail.com
    url: https://github.com/mermade/aws2openapi
    x-twitter: PermittedSoc
  license:
    name: Apache 2.0 License
    url: http://www.apache.org/licenses/
  x-providerName: amazonaws.com
  x-serviceName: iot
  x-aws-signingName: iot
  x-origin:
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    url: https://portal.aws.amazon.com/gp/aws/developer/registration/index.html?nc2=h_ct
  x-apisguru-categories:
  - cloud
  x-preferred: true
servers:
- url: http://iot.{region}.amazonaws.com
  variables:
    region:
      description: The AWS region
      enum:
      - us-east-1
      - us-east-2
      - us-west-1
      - us-west-2
      - us-gov-west-1
      - us-gov-east-1
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      - ap-southeast-2
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      - ap-south-1
      - sa-east-1
      - me-south-1
      default: us-east-1
  description: The AWS IoT multi-region endpoint
- url: https://iot.{region}.amazonaws.com
  variables:
    region:
      description: The AWS region
      enum:
      - us-east-1
      - us-east-2
      - us-west-1
      - us-west-2
      - us-gov-west-1
      - us-gov-east-1
      - ca-central-1
      - eu-north-1
      - eu-west-1
      - eu-west-2
      - eu-west-3
      - eu-central-1
      - eu-south-1
      - af-south-1
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      - ap-southeast-2
      - ap-east-1
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      - sa-east-1
      - me-south-1
      default: us-east-1
  description: The AWS IoT multi-region endpoint
- url: http://iot.{region}.amazonaws.com.cn
  variables:
    region:
      description: The AWS region
      enum:
      - cn-north-1
      - cn-northwest-1
      default: cn-north-1
  description: The AWS IoT endpoint for China (Beijing) and China (Ningxia)
- url: https://iot.{region}.amazonaws.com.cn
  variables:
    region:
      description: The AWS region
      enum:
      - cn-north-1
      - cn-northwest-1
      default: cn-north-1
  description: The AWS IoT endpoint for China (Beijing) and China (Ningxia)
security:
- hmac: []
tags:
- name: Principal Policies
paths:
  /principal-policies/{policyName}#x-amzn-iot-principal:
    parameters:
    - $ref: '#/components/parameters/X-Amz-Content-Sha256'
    - $ref: '#/components/parameters/X-Amz-Date'
    - $ref: '#/components/parameters/X-Amz-Algorithm'
    - $ref: '#/components/parameters/X-Amz-Credential'
    - $ref: '#/components/parameters/X-Amz-Security-Token'
    - $ref: '#/components/parameters/X-Amz-Signature'
    - $ref: '#/components/parameters/X-Amz-SignedHeaders'
    put:
      deprecated: true
      operationId: AttachPrincipalPolicy
      description: 'Attaches the specified policy to the specified principal (certificate or other credential).


        Note: This action is deprecated and works as expected for backward compatibility, but we won''t add enhancements. Use AttachPolicy instead.


        Requires permission to access the AttachPrincipalPolicy action.'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Success
        '480':
          description: ResourceNotFoundException
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ResourceNotFoundException'
        '481':
          description: InvalidRequestException
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/InvalidRequestException'
        '482':
          description: ThrottlingException
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ThrottlingException'
        '483':
          description: UnauthorizedException
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/UnauthorizedException'
        '484':
          description: ServiceUnavailableException
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ServiceUnavailableException'
        '485':
          description: InternalFailureException
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/InternalFailureException'
        '486':
          description: LimitExceededException
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/LimitExceededException'
      parameters:
      - name: policyName
        in: path
        required: true
        description: The policy name.
        schema:
          type: string
          pattern: '[\w+=,.@-]+'
          minLength: 1
          maxLength: 128
      - name: x-amzn-iot-principal
        in: header
        required: true
        description: The principal, which can be a certificate ARN (as returned from the CreateCertificate operation) or an Amazon Cognito ID.
        schema:
          type: string
      summary: Amazon IoT Device Defender Attach Principal Policy
      x-microcks-operation:
        delay: 0
        dispatcher: FALLBACK
      tags:
      - Principal Policies
    delete:
      deprecated: true
      operationId: DetachPrincipalPolicy
      description: 'Removes the specified policy from the specified certificate.


        Note: This action is deprecated and works as expected for backward compatibility, but we won''t add enhancements. Use DetachPolicy instead.


        Requires permission to access the DetachPrincipalPolicy action.'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Success
        '480':
          description: ResourceNotFoundException
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ResourceNotFoundException'
        '481':
          description: InvalidRequestException
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/InvalidRequestException'
        '482':
          description: ThrottlingException
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ThrottlingException'
        '483':
          description: UnauthorizedException
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/UnauthorizedException'
        '484':
          description: ServiceUnavailableException
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ServiceUnavailableException'
        '485':
          description: InternalFailureException
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/InternalFailureException'
      parameters:
      - name: policyName
        in: path
        required: true
        description: The name of the policy to detach.
        schema:
          type: string
          pattern: '[\w+=,.@-]+'
          minLength: 1
          maxLength: 128
      - name: x-amzn-iot-principal
        in: header
        required: true
        description: <p>The principal.</p> <p>Valid principals are CertificateArn (arn:aws:iot:<i>region</i>:<i>accountId</i>:cert/<i>certificateId</i>), thingGroupArn (arn:aws:iot:<i>region</i>:<i>accountId</i>:thinggroup/<i>groupName</i>) and CognitoId (<i>region</i>:<i>id</i>).</p>
        schema:
          type: string
      summary: Amazon IoT Device Defender Detach Principal Policy
      x-microcks-operation:
        delay: 0
        dispatcher: FALLBACK
      tags:
      - Principal Policies
components:
  parameters:
    X-Amz-SignedHeaders:
      name: X-Amz-SignedHeaders
      in: header
      schema:
        type: string
      required: false
    X-Amz-Algorithm:
      name: X-Amz-Algorithm
      in: header
      schema:
        type: string
      required: false
    X-Amz-Signature:
      name: X-Amz-Signature
      in: header
      schema:
        type: string
      required: false
    X-Amz-Date:
      name: X-Amz-Date
      in: header
      schema:
        type: string
      required: false
    X-Amz-Content-Sha256:
      name: X-Amz-Content-Sha256
      in: header
      schema:
        type: string
      required: false
    X-Amz-Security-Token:
      name: X-Amz-Security-Token
      in: header
      schema:
        type: string
      required: false
    X-Amz-Credential:
      name: X-Amz-Credential
      in: header
      schema:
        type: string
      required: false
  schemas:
    UnauthorizedException: {}
    ThrottlingException: {}
    ServiceUnavailableException: {}
    InvalidRequestException: {}
    InternalFailureException: {}
    LimitExceededException: {}
    ResourceNotFoundException: {}
  securitySchemes:
    hmac:
      type: apiKey
      name: Authorization
      in: header
      description: Amazon Signature authorization v4
      x-amazon-apigateway-authtype: awsSigv4
externalDocs:
  description: Amazon Web Services documentation
  url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/iot/
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