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# Security

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## IAM

* **Note**\
  This documentation discusses using IAM in the context of AWS Private CA. It doesn't provide detailed information about the IAM service. For complete IAM documentation, see the [IAM User Guide](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/IAM/latest/UserGuide/introduction.html). For information about IAM policy syntax and descriptions, see [AWS IAM Policy Reference](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/IAM/latest/UserGuide/reference_policies.html).

## Cross-account access

* **Important**\
  Charges associated with a certificate issued in a cross-account scenario are billed to the AWS account that issues the certificate.