# AttachedPermissionsBoundary
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Contains information about an attached permissions boundary.

An attached permissions boundary is a managed policy that has been attached to a user or role to set the permissions boundary.

For more information about permissions boundaries, see [Permissions boundaries for IAM identities ](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/IAM/latest/UserGuide/access_policies_boundaries.html) in the *IAM User Guide*.

## Contents
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 ** PermissionsBoundaryArn **   
 The ARN of the policy used to set the permissions boundary for the user or role.  
Type: String  
Length Constraints: Minimum length of 20. Maximum length of 2048.  
Required: No

 ** PermissionsBoundaryType **   
 The permissions boundary usage type that indicates what type of IAM resource is used as the permissions boundary for an entity. This data type can only have a value of `Policy`.  
Type: String  
Valid Values: `PermissionsBoundaryPolicy`   
Required: No

## See Also
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For more information about using this API in one of the language-specific AWS SDKs, see the following:
+  [AWS SDK for C\$1\$1](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForCpp/iam-2010-05-08/AttachedPermissionsBoundary) 
+  [AWS SDK for Java V2](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForJavaV2/iam-2010-05-08/AttachedPermissionsBoundary) 
+  [AWS SDK for Ruby V3](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForRubyV3/iam-2010-05-08/AttachedPermissionsBoundary)