ec2:CreateKeyPair

Write

ec2:CreateKeyPair is a Write access-level action in the ec2 service. Grants permission to create a 2048-bit RSA key pair

Resource types

ARNs that ec2:CreateKeyPair can be scoped to in an IAM policy.

arn:${Partition}:ec2:${Region}:${Account}:key-pair/${KeyPairName}
key-pair

Condition keys

Keys you can use in the Condition block of a policy that grants ec2:CreateKeyPair.

aws:RequestTag/${TagKey} String

Filters access by a tag key and value pair that is allowed in the request

aws:ResourceTag/${TagKey} String

Filters access by a tag key and value pair of a resource

aws:TagKeys ArrayOfString

Filters access by a list of tag keys that are allowed in the request

ec2:Region String

Filters access by the name of the AWS Region

ec2:ResourceTag/${TagKey} String

Filters access by a tag key and value pair of a resource

ec2:IsLaunchTemplateResource Bool

Filters access by whether users are able to override resources that are specified in the launch template

ec2:KeyPairName String

Filters access by the name of a key pair

ec2:KeyPairType String

Filters access by the type of a key pair

ec2:LaunchTemplate ARN

Filters access by the ARN of a launch template

Dependent actions

To use ec2:CreateKeyPair you may also need to grant:

Example IAM policy

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

{
  "Version": "2012-10-17",
  "Statement": [
    {
      "Sid": "AllowEc2CreateKeyPair",
      "Effect": "Allow",
      "Action": "ec2:CreateKeyPair",
      "Resource": "*"
    }
  ]
}

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