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IAM Policy Simulator moves to the IAM console and adds additional capabilities

Published
July 30, 2026
https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2026/07/iam-policy-simulator-iam-console/

AWS IAM Policy Simulator Update

AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM) has updated the IAM Policy Simulator, a tool for testing and validating IAM policy permissions. Key changes include:

  • Integration with IAM Console: The simulator is now part of the IAM console, allowing you to test policies in the same place you manage identities and policies.
  • Service Control Policies (SCPs) Testing: You can now include SCPs in your simulations to test interactions with identity and resource policies.
  • Enhanced Flexibility: New features let you exclude specific policies to model "what if I remove this policy?" scenarios and cross-account simulations now report per-policy decisions.

These features are available in all AWS Regions where IAM Policy Simulator is available. Access it in the IAM console by choosing Policy simulator in the navigation pane.

Source: AWS release notes




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