amazon.aws.iam_policy module – Manage inline IAM policies for users, groups, and roles

Note

This module is part of the amazon.aws collection (version 9.0.0).

You might already have this collection installed if you are using the ansible package. It is not included in ansible-core. To check whether it is installed, run ansible-galaxy collection list.

To install it, use: ansible-galaxy collection install amazon.aws. You need further requirements to be able to use this module, see Requirements for details.

To use it in a playbook, specify: amazon.aws.iam_policy.

New in amazon.aws 5.0.0

Synopsis

Requirements

The below requirements are needed on the host that executes this module.

  • python >= 3.6

  • boto3 >= 1.28.0

  • botocore >= 1.31.0

Parameters

Parameter

Comments

access_key

aliases: aws_access_key_id, aws_access_key, ec2_access_key

string

AWS access key ID.

See the AWS documentation for more information about access tokens https://docs.aws.amazon.com/general/latest/gr/aws-sec-cred-types.html#access-keys-and-secret-access-keys.

The AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID, AWS_ACCESS_KEY or EC2_ACCESS_KEY environment variables may also be used in decreasing order of preference.

The aws_access_key and profile options are mutually exclusive.

The aws_access_key_id alias was added in release 5.1.0 for consistency with the AWS botocore SDK.

The ec2_access_key alias has been deprecated and will be removed in a release after 2024-12-01.

Support for the EC2_ACCESS_KEY environment variable has been deprecated and will be removed in a release after 2024-12-01.

aws_ca_bundle

path

The location of a CA Bundle to use when validating SSL certificates.

The AWS_CA_BUNDLE environment variable may also be used.

aws_config

dictionary

A dictionary to modify the botocore configuration.

Parameters can be found in the AWS documentation https://botocore.amazonaws.com/v1/documentation/api/latest/reference/config.html#botocore.config.Config.

debug_botocore_endpoint_logs

boolean

Use a botocore.endpoint logger to parse the unique (rather than total) "resource:action" API calls made during a task, outputing the set to the resource_actions key in the task results. Use the aws_resource_action callback to output to total list made during a playbook.

The ANSIBLE_DEBUG_BOTOCORE_LOGS environment variable may also be used.

Choices:

  • false ← (default)

  • true

endpoint_url

aliases: ec2_url, aws_endpoint_url, s3_url

string

URL to connect to instead of the default AWS endpoints. While this can be used to connection to other AWS-compatible services the amazon.aws and community.aws collections are only tested against AWS.

The AWS_URL or EC2_URL environment variables may also be used, in decreasing order of preference.

The ec2_url and s3_url aliases have been deprecated and will be removed in a release after 2024-12-01.

Support for the EC2_URL environment variable has been deprecated and will be removed in a release after 2024-12-01.

iam_name

string / required

Name of IAM resource you wish to target for policy actions. In other words, the user name, group name or role name.

iam_type

string / required

Type of IAM resource.

Choices:

  • "user"

  • "group"

  • "role"

policy_json

json

A properly json formatted policy as string.

policy_name

string / required

The name label for the policy to create or remove.

profile

aliases: aws_profile

string

A named AWS profile to use for authentication.

See the AWS documentation for more information about named profiles https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cli/latest/userguide/cli-configure-profiles.html.

The AWS_PROFILE environment variable may also be used.

The profile option is mutually exclusive with the aws_access_key, aws_secret_key and security_token options.

region

aliases: aws_region, ec2_region

string

The AWS region to use.

For global services such as IAM, Route53 and CloudFront, region is ignored.

The AWS_REGION or EC2_REGION environment variables may also be used.

See the Amazon AWS documentation for more information http://docs.aws.amazon.com/general/latest/gr/rande.html#ec2_region.

The ec2_region alias has been deprecated and will be removed in a release after 2024-12-01

Support for the EC2_REGION environment variable has been deprecated and will be removed in a release after 2024-12-01.

secret_key

aliases: aws_secret_access_key, aws_secret_key, ec2_secret_key

string

AWS secret access key.

See the AWS documentation for more information about access tokens https://docs.aws.amazon.com/general/latest/gr/aws-sec-cred-types.html#access-keys-and-secret-access-keys.

The AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY, AWS_SECRET_KEY, or EC2_SECRET_KEY environment variables may also be used in decreasing order of preference.

The secret_key and profile options are mutually exclusive.

The aws_secret_access_key alias was added in release 5.1.0 for consistency with the AWS botocore SDK.

The ec2_secret_key alias has been deprecated and will be removed in a release after 2024-12-01.

Support for the EC2_SECRET_KEY environment variable has been deprecated and will be removed in a release after 2024-12-01.

session_token

aliases: aws_session_token, security_token, aws_security_token, access_token

string

AWS STS session token for use with temporary credentials.

See the AWS documentation for more information about access tokens https://docs.aws.amazon.com/general/latest/gr/aws-sec-cred-types.html#access-keys-and-secret-access-keys.

The AWS_SESSION_TOKEN, AWS_SECURITY_TOKEN or EC2_SECURITY_TOKEN environment variables may also be used in decreasing order of preference.

The security_token and profile options are mutually exclusive.

Aliases aws_session_token and session_token were added in release 3.2.0, with the parameter being renamed from security_token to session_token in release 6.0.0.

The security_token, aws_security_token, and access_token aliases have been deprecated and will be removed in a release after 2024-12-01.

Support for the EC2_SECRET_KEY and AWS_SECURITY_TOKEN environment variables has been deprecated and will be removed in a release after 2024-12-01.

skip_duplicates

boolean

When skip_duplicates=true the module looks for any policies that match the document you pass in. If there is a match it will not make a new policy object with the same rules.

Choices:

  • false ← (default)

  • true

state

string

Whether to create or delete the IAM policy.

Choices:

  • "present" ← (default)

  • "absent"

validate_certs

boolean

When set to false, SSL certificates will not be validated for communication with the AWS APIs.

Setting validate_certs=false is strongly discouraged, as an alternative, consider setting aws_ca_bundle instead.

Choices:

  • false

  • true ← (default)

Notes

Note

  • Caution: For modules, environment variables and configuration files are read from the Ansible ‘host’ context and not the ‘controller’ context. As such, files may need to be explicitly copied to the ‘host’. For lookup and connection plugins, environment variables and configuration files are read from the Ansible ‘controller’ context and not the ‘host’ context.

  • The AWS SDK (boto3) that Ansible uses may also read defaults for credentials and other settings, such as the region, from its configuration files in the Ansible ‘host’ context (typically ~/.aws/credentials). See https://boto3.amazonaws.com/v1/documentation/api/latest/guide/credentials.html for more information.

Examples

# Advanced example, create two new groups and add a READ-ONLY policy to both
# groups.
- name: Create Two Groups, Mario and Luigi
  amazon.aws.iam_group:
    name: "{{ item }}"
    state: present
  loop:
    - Mario
    - Luigi
  register: new_groups

- name: Apply READ-ONLY policy to new groups that have been recently created
  amazon.aws.iam_policy:
    iam_type: group
    iam_name: "{{ item.iam_group.group.group_name }}"
    policy_name: "READ-ONLY"
    policy_json: "{{ lookup('template', 'readonly.json.j2') }}"
    state: present
  loop: "{{ new_groups.results }}"

# Create a new S3 policy with prefix per user
- name: Create S3 policy from template
  amazon.aws.iam_policy:
    iam_type: user
    iam_name: "{{ item.user }}"
    policy_name: "s3_limited_access_{{ item.prefix }}"
    state: present
    policy_json: "{{ lookup('template', 's3_policy.json.j2') }}"
    loop:
      - user: s3_user
        prefix: s3_user_prefix

Return Values

Common return values are documented here, the following are the fields unique to this module:

Key

Description

diff

dictionary

A dict representing difference between policies applied on IAM resource (user, group, or role).

Returned: always

after

dictionary

The current policy on IAM resource after new policy is applied.

Returned: always

Sample: {"READ-ONLY": {"Statement": [{"Action": "ec2:DescribeAccountAttributes", "Effect": "Allow", "Resource": "*", "Sid": "VisualEditor0"}], "Version": "2012-10-17"}}

before

dictionary

The policy that exists on IAM resource before new policy is applied.

Returned: always

Sample: {"READ-ONLY": {"Statement": [{"Action": "ec2:DescribeAccountAttributes", "Effect": "Deny", "Resource": "*", "Sid": "VisualEditor0"}], "Version": "2012-10-17"}}

group_name

string

Name of IAM group.

Returned: When iam_type=group

Sample: "ExampleGroup001"

policy_names

list / elements=string

A list of names of the inline policies embedded in the specified IAM resource (user, group, or role).

Returned: always

Sample: ["READ-ONLY"]

role_name

string

Name of IAM role.

Returned: When iam_type=role

Sample: "ExampleRole001"

user_name

string

Name of IAM user.

Returned: When iam_type=user

Sample: "ExampleUser001"

Authors

  • Jonathan I. Davila (@defionscode)

  • Dennis Podkovyrin (@sbj-ss)