Resource Type: AWS > IAM > Policy
The IAM Policy resource type is part of the AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM) service. Each IAM Policy resource defines permissions that can be attached to users, groups, or roles to control access to AWS resources.
Resource Context
Policy is a part of the IAM service.
Each Policy lives under an Account.
Controls
The primary controls for AWS > IAM > Policy are:
It is also targeted by these controls:
- AWS > CIS v1 > 1 Identity and Access Management > 1.22 Ensure IAM policies that allow full "*:*" administrative privileges are not created (Scored)
- AWS > CIS v1.4 > 1 - Identity and Access Management > 1.16 - Ensure IAM policies that allow full "*:*" administrative privileges are not attached (Automated)
- AWS > CIS v2.0 > 1 - Identity and Access Management > 1.16 - Ensure IAM policies that allow full "*:*" administrative privileges are not attached
- AWS > CIS v3.0 > 1 - Identity and Access Management > 1.16 - Ensure IAM policies that allow full "*:*" administrative privileges are not attached
- AWS > HIPAA > IAM > IAM policy should not have statements with admin access
- AWS > HIPAA > IAM > KMS key decryption should be restricted in IAM customer managed policy
- AWS > NIST 800-53 > IAM > Ensure IAM policy should not grant full access to service
- AWS > NIST 800-53 > IAM > IAM policy should not have statements with admin access
- AWS > PCI v3.2.1 > IAM > 3 IAM policies should not allow full '*' administrative privileges
- AWS > Turbot > IAM > Policy > Managed
Quick Actions
- Delete from AWS
- Skip alarm for Active control
- Skip alarm for Active control [90 days]
- Skip alarm for Approved control
- Skip alarm for Approved control [90 days]
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In Your Workspace
- Controls by Resource Type report
- Policy Settings by Resource Type report
- Resources by Resource Type report
Developers
- tmod:@turbot/aws-iam#/resource/types/iamPolicy
- tmod:@turbot/turbot#/resource/categories/iam
- turbot graphql resource --id "tmod:@turbot/aws-iam#/resource/types/iamPolicy"
Get Resource- select * from guardrails_resource where resource_type_uri = 'tmod:@turbot/aws-iam#/resource/types/iamPolicy';
- select * from guardrails_policy_setting where filter = 'resourceTypeId:"tmod:@turbot/aws-iam#/resource/types/iamPolicy"';
- select * from guardrails_notification where resource_type_uri = 'tmod:@turbot/aws-iam#/resource/types/iamPolicy' and notification_type in ('resource_updated', 'resource_created');
Get ResourceGet Policy Settings (By Resource ID)Get Resource Notification
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