ec2-instance-connect:OpenTunnel

Write

ec2-instance-connect:OpenTunnel is a Write access-level action in the ec2-instance-connect service. Grants permission to establish SSH connection to an EC2 instance using EC2 Instance Connect Endpoint

Resource types

ARNs that ec2-instance-connect:OpenTunnel can be scoped to in an IAM policy.

arn:${Partition}:ec2:${Region}:${Account}:instance-connect-endpoint/${InstanceConnectEndpointId}
instance-connect-endpoint

Condition keys

Keys you can use in the Condition block of a policy that grants ec2-instance-connect:OpenTunnel.

aws:ResourceTag/${TagKey} String

Filters access by tags associated with the resource

ec2:ResourceTag/${TagKey} String

Filters access by tags associated with the resource

Example IAM policy

A minimal policy that allows ec2-instance-connect:OpenTunnel. Replace "Resource": "*" with a specific ARN to follow least privilege.

{
  "Version": "2012-10-17",
  "Statement": [
    {
      "Sid": "AllowEc2instanceconnectOpenTunnel",
      "Effect": "Allow",
      "Action": "ec2-instance-connect:OpenTunnel",
      "Resource": "*"
    }
  ]
}

Related actions in ec2-instance-connect

ec2-instance-connect:SendSerialConsoleSSHPublicKey Write ec2-instance-connect:SendSSHPublicKey Write

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