APIs.io Engineering Platform #Action=UpdateAccountPasswordPolicy API

The #Action=UpdateAccountPasswordPolicy API from APIs.io Engineering Platform — 1 operation(s) for #action=updateaccountpasswordpolicy.

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GET /#Action=UpdateAccountPasswordPolicy #
POST /#Action=UpdateAccountPasswordPolicy #

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openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  version: 2010-05-08
  x-release: v4
  title: 'APIs.io Engineering Platform AWS Identity and Access Management #Action=Update Account Password Policy API'
  description: <fullname>Identity and Access Management</fullname> <p>Identity and Access Management (IAM) is a web service for securely controlling access to Amazon Web Services services. With IAM, you can centrally manage users, security credentials such as access keys, and permissions that control which Amazon Web Services resources users and applications can access. For more information about IAM, see <a href="http://aws.amazon.com/iam/">Identity and Access Management (IAM)</a> and the <a href="https://docs.aws.amazon.com/IAM/latest/UserGuide/">Identity and Access Management User Guide</a>.</p>
  x-logo:
    url: https://api.apis.guru/v2/cache/logo/https_twitter.com_awscloud_profile_image.png
    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: iam
  x-origin:
  - contentType: application/json
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/aws/aws-sdk-js/master/apis/iam-2010-05-08.normal.json
    converter:
      url: https://github.com/mermade/aws2openapi
      version: 1.0.0
    x-apisguru-driver: external
  x-apiClientRegistration:
    url: https://portal.aws.amazon.com/gp/aws/developer/registration/index.html?nc2=h_ct
  x-apisguru-categories:
  - cloud
  x-preferred: true
servers:
- url: https://iam.amazonaws.com
  variables: {}
  description: The general IAM multi-region endpoint
- url: http://iam.us-gov.amazonaws.com
  variables: {}
  description: The general IAM endpoint for AWS GovCloud (US) and AWS GovCloud (US-East)
- url: https://iam.us-gov.amazonaws.com
  variables: {}
  description: The general IAM endpoint for AWS GovCloud (US) and AWS GovCloud (US-East)
- url: http://iam.cn-north-1.amazonaws.com.cn
  variables: {}
  description: The general IAM endpoint for China (Beijing) and China (Ningxia)
- url: https://iam.cn-north-1.amazonaws.com.cn
  variables: {}
  description: The general IAM endpoint for China (Beijing) and China (Ningxia)
security:
- hmac: []
tags:
- name: '#Action=UpdateAccountPasswordPolicy'
paths:
  /#Action=UpdateAccountPasswordPolicy:
    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'
    get:
      x-aws-operation-name: UpdateAccountPasswordPolicy
      operationId: GET_UpdateAccountPasswordPolicy
      description: <p>Updates the password policy settings for the Amazon Web Services account.</p> <note> <p>This operation does not support partial updates. No parameters are required, but if you do not specify a parameter, that parameter's value reverts to its default value. See the <b>Request Parameters</b> section for each parameter's default value. Also note that some parameters do not allow the default parameter to be explicitly set. Instead, to invoke the default value, do not include that parameter when you invoke the operation.</p> </note> <p> For more information about using a password policy, see <a href="https://docs.aws.amazon.com/IAM/latest/UserGuide/Using_ManagingPasswordPolicies.html">Managing an IAM password policy</a> in the <i>IAM User Guide</i>.</p>
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Success
        '480':
          description: NoSuchEntityException
          content:
            text/xml:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/NoSuchEntityException'
        '481':
          description: MalformedPolicyDocumentException
          content:
            text/xml:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/MalformedPolicyDocumentException'
        '482':
          description: LimitExceededException
          content:
            text/xml:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/LimitExceededException'
        '483':
          description: ServiceFailureException
          content:
            text/xml:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ServiceFailureException'
      parameters:
      - name: MinimumPasswordLength
        in: query
        required: false
        description: <p>The minimum number of characters allowed in an IAM user password.</p> <p>If you do not specify a value for this parameter, then the operation uses the default value of <code>6</code>.</p>
        schema:
          type: integer
          minimum: 6
          maximum: 128
      - name: RequireSymbols
        in: query
        required: false
        description: '<p>Specifies whether IAM user passwords must contain at least one of the following non-alphanumeric characters:</p> <p>! @ # $ % ^ &amp; * ( ) _ + - = [ ] { } | ''</p> <p>If you do not specify a value for this parameter, then the operation uses the default value of <code>false</code>. The result is that passwords do not require at least one symbol character.</p>'
        schema:
          type: boolean
      - name: RequireNumbers
        in: query
        required: false
        description: <p>Specifies whether IAM user passwords must contain at least one numeric character (0 to 9).</p> <p>If you do not specify a value for this parameter, then the operation uses the default value of <code>false</code>. The result is that passwords do not require at least one numeric character.</p>
        schema:
          type: boolean
      - name: RequireUppercaseCharacters
        in: query
        required: false
        description: <p>Specifies whether IAM user passwords must contain at least one uppercase character from the ISO basic Latin alphabet (A to Z).</p> <p>If you do not specify a value for this parameter, then the operation uses the default value of <code>false</code>. The result is that passwords do not require at least one uppercase character.</p>
        schema:
          type: boolean
      - name: RequireLowercaseCharacters
        in: query
        required: false
        description: <p>Specifies whether IAM user passwords must contain at least one lowercase character from the ISO basic Latin alphabet (a to z).</p> <p>If you do not specify a value for this parameter, then the operation uses the default value of <code>false</code>. The result is that passwords do not require at least one lowercase character.</p>
        schema:
          type: boolean
      - name: AllowUsersToChangePassword
        in: query
        required: false
        description: <p> Allows all IAM users in your account to use the Amazon Web Services Management Console to change their own passwords. For more information, see <a href="https://docs.aws.amazon.com/IAM/latest/UserGuide/id_credentials_passwords_enable-user-change.html">Permitting IAM users to change their own passwords</a> in the <i>IAM User Guide</i>.</p> <p>If you do not specify a value for this parameter, then the operation uses the default value of <code>false</code>. The result is that IAM users in the account do not automatically have permissions to change their own password.</p>
        schema:
          type: boolean
      - name: MaxPasswordAge
        in: query
        required: false
        description: <p>The number of days that an IAM user password is valid.</p> <p>If you do not specify a value for this parameter, then the operation uses the default value of <code>0</code>. The result is that IAM user passwords never expire.</p>
        schema:
          type: integer
          minimum: 1
          maximum: 1095
      - name: PasswordReusePrevention
        in: query
        required: false
        description: <p>Specifies the number of previous passwords that IAM users are prevented from reusing.</p> <p>If you do not specify a value for this parameter, then the operation uses the default value of <code>0</code>. The result is that IAM users are not prevented from reusing previous passwords.</p>
        schema:
          type: integer
          minimum: 1
          maximum: 24
      - name: HardExpiry
        in: query
        required: false
        description: <p> Prevents IAM users who are accessing the account via the Amazon Web Services Management Console from setting a new console password after their password has expired. The IAM user cannot access the console until an administrator resets the password.</p> <p>If you do not specify a value for this parameter, then the operation uses the default value of <code>false</code>. The result is that IAM users can change their passwords after they expire and continue to sign in as the user.</p> <note> <p> In the Amazon Web Services Management Console, the custom password policy option <b>Allow users to change their own password</b> gives IAM users permissions to <code>iam:ChangePassword</code> for only their user and to the <code>iam:GetAccountPasswordPolicy</code> action. This option does not attach a permissions policy to each user, rather the permissions are applied at the account-level for all users by IAM. IAM users with <code>iam:ChangePassword</code> permission and active access keys can reset their own expired console password using the CLI or API.</p> </note>
        schema:
          type: boolean
      - name: Action
        in: query
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
          enum:
          - UpdateAccountPasswordPolicy
      - name: Version
        in: query
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
          enum:
          - 2010-05-08
      tags:
      - '#Action=UpdateAccountPasswordPolicy'
    post:
      x-aws-operation-name: UpdateAccountPasswordPolicy
      operationId: POST_UpdateAccountPasswordPolicy
      description: <p>Updates the password policy settings for the Amazon Web Services account.</p> <note> <p>This operation does not support partial updates. No parameters are required, but if you do not specify a parameter, that parameter's value reverts to its default value. See the <b>Request Parameters</b> section for each parameter's default value. Also note that some parameters do not allow the default parameter to be explicitly set. Instead, to invoke the default value, do not include that parameter when you invoke the operation.</p> </note> <p> For more information about using a password policy, see <a href="https://docs.aws.amazon.com/IAM/latest/UserGuide/Using_ManagingPasswordPolicies.html">Managing an IAM password policy</a> in the <i>IAM User Guide</i>.</p>
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Success
        '480':
          description: NoSuchEntityException
          content:
            text/xml:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/NoSuchEntityException'
        '481':
          description: MalformedPolicyDocumentException
          content:
            text/xml:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/MalformedPolicyDocumentException'
        '482':
          description: LimitExceededException
          content:
            text/xml:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/LimitExceededException'
        '483':
          description: ServiceFailureException
          content:
            text/xml:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ServiceFailureException'
      requestBody:
        content:
          text/xml:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/UpdateAccountPasswordPolicyRequest'
      parameters:
      - name: Action
        in: query
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
          enum:
          - UpdateAccountPasswordPolicy
      - name: Version
        in: query
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
          enum:
          - 2010-05-08
      tags:
      - '#Action=UpdateAccountPasswordPolicy'
components:
  schemas:
    UpdateAccountPasswordPolicyRequest:
      type: object
      title: UpdateAccountPasswordPolicyRequest
      properties:
        MinimumPasswordLength:
          allOf:
          - $ref: '#/components/schemas/minimumPasswordLengthType'
          - description: <p>The minimum number of characters allowed in an IAM user password.</p> <p>If you do not specify a value for this parameter, then the operation uses the default value of <code>6</code>.</p>
        RequireSymbols:
          allOf:
          - $ref: '#/components/schemas/booleanType'
          - description: '<p>Specifies whether IAM user passwords must contain at least one of the following non-alphanumeric characters:</p> <p>! @ # $ % ^ &amp; * ( ) _ + - = [ ] { } | ''</p> <p>If you do not specify a value for this parameter, then the operation uses the default value of <code>false</code>. The result is that passwords do not require at least one symbol character.</p>'
        RequireNumbers:
          allOf:
          - $ref: '#/components/schemas/booleanType'
          - description: <p>Specifies whether IAM user passwords must contain at least one numeric character (0 to 9).</p> <p>If you do not specify a value for this parameter, then the operation uses the default value of <code>false</code>. The result is that passwords do not require at least one numeric character.</p>
        RequireUppercaseCharacters:
          allOf:
          - $ref: '#/components/schemas/booleanType'
          - description: <p>Specifies whether IAM user passwords must contain at least one uppercase character from the ISO basic Latin alphabet (A to Z).</p> <p>If you do not specify a value for this parameter, then the operation uses the default value of <code>false</code>. The result is that passwords do not require at least one uppercase character.</p>
        RequireLowercaseCharacters:
          allOf:
          - $ref: '#/components/schemas/booleanType'
          - description: <p>Specifies whether IAM user passwords must contain at least one lowercase character from the ISO basic Latin alphabet (a to z).</p> <p>If you do not specify a value for this parameter, then the operation uses the default value of <code>false</code>. The result is that passwords do not require at least one lowercase character.</p>
        AllowUsersToChangePassword:
          allOf:
          - $ref: '#/components/schemas/booleanType'
          - description: <p> Allows all IAM users in your account to use the Amazon Web Services Management Console to change their own passwords. For more information, see <a href="https://docs.aws.amazon.com/IAM/latest/UserGuide/id_credentials_passwords_enable-user-change.html">Permitting IAM users to change their own passwords</a> in the <i>IAM User Guide</i>.</p> <p>If you do not specify a value for this parameter, then the operation uses the default value of <code>false</code>. The result is that IAM users in the account do not automatically have permissions to change their own password.</p>
        MaxPasswordAge:
          allOf:
          - $ref: '#/components/schemas/maxPasswordAgeType'
          - description: <p>The number of days that an IAM user password is valid.</p> <p>If you do not specify a value for this parameter, then the operation uses the default value of <code>0</code>. The result is that IAM user passwords never expire.</p>
        PasswordReusePrevention:
          allOf:
          - $ref: '#/components/schemas/passwordReusePreventionType'
          - description: <p>Specifies the number of previous passwords that IAM users are prevented from reusing.</p> <p>If you do not specify a value for this parameter, then the operation uses the default value of <code>0</code>. The result is that IAM users are not prevented from reusing previous passwords.</p>
        HardExpiry:
          allOf:
          - $ref: '#/components/schemas/booleanObjectType'
          - description: <p> Prevents IAM users who are accessing the account via the Amazon Web Services Management Console from setting a new console password after their password has expired. The IAM user cannot access the console until an administrator resets the password.</p> <p>If you do not specify a value for this parameter, then the operation uses the default value of <code>false</code>. The result is that IAM users can change their passwords after they expire and continue to sign in as the user.</p> <note> <p> In the Amazon Web Services Management Console, the custom password policy option <b>Allow users to change their own password</b> gives IAM users permissions to <code>iam:ChangePassword</code> for only their user and to the <code>iam:GetAccountPasswordPolicy</code> action. This option does not attach a permissions policy to each user, rather the permissions are applied at the account-level for all users by IAM. IAM users with <code>iam:ChangePassword</code> permission and active access keys can reset their own expired console password using the CLI or API.</p> </note>
    minimumPasswordLengthType:
      type: integer
      minimum: 6
      maximum: 128
    NoSuchEntityException: {}
    booleanObjectType:
      type: boolean
    booleanType:
      type: boolean
    MalformedPolicyDocumentException: {}
    passwordReusePreventionType:
      type: integer
      minimum: 1
      maximum: 24
    ServiceFailureException: {}
    LimitExceededException: {}
    maxPasswordAgeType:
      type: integer
      minimum: 1
      maximum: 1095
  parameters:
    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-Security-Token:
      name: X-Amz-Security-Token
      in: header
      schema:
        type: string
      required: false
    X-Amz-SignedHeaders:
      name: X-Amz-SignedHeaders
      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-Date:
      name: X-Amz-Date
      in: header
      schema:
        type: string
      required: false
    X-Amz-Credential:
      name: X-Amz-Credential
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      description: Amazon Signature authorization v4
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externalDocs:
  description: Amazon Web Services documentation
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x-hasEquivalentPaths: true