Roles Should Not Have Inline Policies
More Info:
Role should not have inline policies attached to them.Risk Level
LowAddress
SecurityCompliance Standards
PCIDSS, NIST, GDPRTriage and Remediation
How to Prevent
Using Console
Using Console
To prevent roles from having inline policies in AWS IAM using the AWS Management Console, follow these steps:
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Navigate to IAM Dashboard:
- Sign in to the AWS Management Console.
- Open the IAM (Identity and Access Management) dashboard by selecting “IAM” from the services menu.
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Review Existing Roles:
- In the IAM dashboard, select “Roles” from the left-hand navigation pane.
- Review the list of roles to identify any roles that have inline policies attached.
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Remove Inline Policies:
- Click on the role name to view its details.
- In the “Permissions” tab, look for any inline policies listed under “Inline Policies.”
- For each inline policy, click on the policy name and then select “Delete” to remove the inline policy from the role.
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Attach Managed Policies:
- Instead of using inline policies, attach managed policies to the role.
- In the role details, go to the “Permissions” tab and click “Attach policies.”
- Select the appropriate managed policies from the list and click “Attach policy” to apply them to the role.
Using CLI
Using CLI
To prevent roles from having inline policies in AWS IAM using the AWS CLI, you can follow these steps:
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List All Roles:
First, list all the IAM roles in your AWS account to identify which roles might have inline policies.
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Check for Inline Policies:
For each role, check if there are any inline policies attached. Replace
<role-name>with the actual role name. -
Create Managed Policies:
If you need to attach policies to roles, create managed policies instead of inline policies. This ensures that policies are reusable and easier to manage. Here is an example of creating a managed policy:
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Attach Managed Policies to Roles:
Attach the newly created managed policy to the role. Replace
<role-name>with the actual role name and<policy-arn>with the ARN of the managed policy.
Using Python
Using Python
To prevent IAM roles from having inline policies in AWS using Python scripts, you can use the Boto3 library, which is the AWS SDK for Python. Here are the steps to achieve this:
Step 1: Install Boto3
First, ensure you have Boto3 installed. You can install it using pip if you haven’t already:Step 2: Initialize Boto3 Client
Initialize the Boto3 client for IAM:Step 3: List All Roles
Fetch all IAM roles in your AWS account:Step 4: Check and Remove Inline Policies
For each role, check if there are any inline policies and remove them if they exist:Summary
- Install Boto3: Ensure Boto3 is installed in your Python environment.
- Initialize Boto3 Client: Set up the IAM client using Boto3.
- List All Roles: Retrieve all IAM roles in your AWS account.
- Check and Remove Inline Policies: For each role, check for inline policies and remove them if they exist.