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A parameter is any piece of data saved in the Parameter Store. Non-secure parameter types are <code>String</code> and <code>StringList</code>. Security sensitive data can be safely stored as <code>SecureString</code>. In case of <code>String</code> parameters,Parameter Store will perform a syntax check on the data of type <code>aws:ec2:image</code>, by validating it to be an Amazon EC2 AMI.
A parameter is any piece of data saved in the Parameter Store. Three types are supported: [[#String|String]], [[#StringList|StringList]] and [[#SecureString|SecureString]].


A parameter is referenced using the following format:
A parameter is referenced using the following format:
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==Types==
===<tt>String</tt>===
In case of <code>String</code> parameters, Parameter Store will perform a syntax check on the data of type <code>aws:ec2:image</code>, by validating it to be an Amazon EC2 AMI.
===<tt>StringList</tt>===
===<tt>SecureString</tt>===
Security sensitive data can be safely stored as <code>SecureString</code>.

Revision as of 21:37, 11 January 2022

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Parameter

https://docs.aws.amazon.com/systems-manager/latest/userguide/systems-manager-parameter-store.html#what-is-a-parameter

A parameter is any piece of data saved in the Parameter Store. Three types are supported: String, StringList and SecureString.

A parameter is referenced using the following format:

{{ssm:parameter-name}}

Types

String

In case of String parameters, Parameter Store will perform a syntax check on the data of type aws:ec2:image, by validating it to be an Amazon EC2 AMI.

StringList

SecureString

Security sensitive data can be safely stored as SecureString.