AWS mods - Retired unused Usage controls and policies (IAM, VPC Connect, VPC Internet)

Oct 30, 2026•GuardrailsMods

What's new?

  • The Usage controls and their Usage and Usage > Limit policies have been retired from the resource types in the mods listed below. The Approved > Usage policies are unaffected and remain available.

Released versions:

  • aws-iam v5.52.0
  • aws-vpc-connect v5.14.0
  • aws-vpc-internet v5.16.0

Control Types

Removed

  • AWS > IAM > Access Key > Usage
  • AWS > IAM > Group > Usage
  • AWS > IAM > OpenID Connect > Usage
  • AWS > IAM > Role > Usage
  • AWS > IAM > Server Certificate > Usage
  • AWS > IAM > User > Usage
  • AWS > VPC > Customer Gateway > Usage
  • AWS > VPC > Transit Gateway > Usage
  • AWS > VPC > Transit Gateway Route Table > Usage
  • AWS > VPC > Peering Connection > Usage
  • AWS > VPC > VPN Connection > Usage
  • AWS > VPC > VPN Gateway > Usage
  • AWS > VPC > Egress Only Internet Gateway > Usage
  • AWS > VPC > Elastic IP > Usage
  • AWS > VPC > Internet Gateway > Usage
  • AWS > VPC > NAT Gateway > Usage
  • AWS > VPC > Endpoint > Usage
  • AWS > VPC > Endpoint Service > Usage

Policy Types

Removed

  • AWS > IAM > Access Key > Usage
  • AWS > IAM > Access Key > Usage > Limit
  • AWS > IAM > Group > Usage
  • AWS > IAM > Group > Usage > Limit
  • AWS > IAM > OpenID Connect > Usage
  • AWS > IAM > OpenID Connect > Usage > Limit
  • AWS > IAM > Role > Usage
  • AWS > IAM > Role > Usage > Limit
  • AWS > IAM > Server Certificate > Usage
  • AWS > IAM > Server Certificate > Usage > Limit
  • AWS > IAM > User > Usage
  • AWS > IAM > User > Usage > Limit
  • AWS > VPC > Customer Gateway > Usage
  • AWS > VPC > Customer Gateway > Usage > Limit
  • AWS > VPC > Transit Gateway > Usage
  • AWS > VPC > Transit Gateway > Usage > Limit
  • AWS > VPC > Transit Gateway Route Table > Usage
  • AWS > VPC > Transit Gateway Route Table > Usage > Limit
  • AWS > VPC > Peering Connection > Usage
  • AWS > VPC > Peering Connection > Usage > Limit
  • AWS > VPC > VPN Connection > Usage
  • AWS > VPC > VPN Connection > Usage > Limit
  • AWS > VPC > VPN Gateway > Usage
  • AWS > VPC > VPN Gateway > Usage > Limit
  • AWS > VPC > Egress Only Internet Gateway > Usage
  • AWS > VPC > Egress Only Internet Gateway > Usage > Limit
  • AWS > VPC > Elastic IP > Usage
  • AWS > VPC > Elastic IP > Usage > Limit
  • AWS > VPC > Internet Gateway > Usage
  • AWS > VPC > Internet Gateway > Usage > Limit
  • AWS > VPC > NAT Gateway > Usage
  • AWS > VPC > NAT Gateway > Usage > Limit
  • AWS > VPC > Endpoint > Usage
  • AWS > VPC > Endpoint > Usage > Limit
  • AWS > VPC > Endpoint Service > Usage
  • AWS > VPC > Endpoint Service > Usage > Limit