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# AWS::VerifiedPermissions::Policy TemplateLinkedPolicyDefinition
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A structure that describes a policy created by instantiating a policy template.

**Note**  
You can't directly update a template-linked policy. You must update the associated policy template instead.

## Syntax
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To declare this entity in your Amazon CloudFormation template, use the following syntax:

### JSON
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```
{
  "[PolicyTemplateId](#cfn-verifiedpermissions-policy-templatelinkedpolicydefinition-policytemplateid)" : {{String}},
  "[Principal](#cfn-verifiedpermissions-policy-templatelinkedpolicydefinition-principal)" : {{EntityIdentifier}},
  "[Resource](#cfn-verifiedpermissions-policy-templatelinkedpolicydefinition-resource)" : {{EntityIdentifier}}
}
```

### YAML
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```
  [PolicyTemplateId](#cfn-verifiedpermissions-policy-templatelinkedpolicydefinition-policytemplateid): {{String}}
  [Principal](#cfn-verifiedpermissions-policy-templatelinkedpolicydefinition-principal): {{
    EntityIdentifier}}
  [Resource](#cfn-verifiedpermissions-policy-templatelinkedpolicydefinition-resource): {{
    EntityIdentifier}}
```

## Properties
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`PolicyTemplateId`  <a name="cfn-verifiedpermissions-policy-templatelinkedpolicydefinition-policytemplateid"></a>
The unique identifier of the policy template used to create this policy.  
*Required*: Yes  
*Type*: String  
*Pattern*: `^[a-zA-Z0-9-]*$`  
*Minimum*: `1`  
*Maximum*: `200`  
*Update requires*: Updates are not supported.

`Principal`  <a name="cfn-verifiedpermissions-policy-templatelinkedpolicydefinition-principal"></a>
The principal associated with this template-linked policy. Verified Permissions substitutes this principal for the `?principal` placeholder in the policy template when it evaluates an authorization request.  
*Required*: No  
*Type*: [EntityIdentifier](aws-properties-verifiedpermissions-policy-entityidentifier.md)  
*Update requires*: Updates are not supported.

`Resource`  <a name="cfn-verifiedpermissions-policy-templatelinkedpolicydefinition-resource"></a>
The resource associated with this template-linked policy. Verified Permissions substitutes this resource for the `?resource` placeholder in the policy template when it evaluates an authorization request.  
*Required*: No  
*Type*: [EntityIdentifier](aws-properties-verifiedpermissions-policy-entityidentifier.md)  
*Update requires*: Updates are not supported.