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Wednesday, August 19, 2026

AWS IAM Doubles Default Managed Policies Per Role

AWS IAM has bumped the default quota for managed policies per role from 10 to 20, making it easier to follow best practices without hitting limits. The change rolls out automatically across all commercial AWS Regions, GovCloud (US), and China Regions—no action needed on your end.

source: [aws/whats-new]