ec2:ModifyEbsDefaultKmsKeyId

Write

ec2:ModifyEbsDefaultKmsKeyId is a Write access-level action in the ec2 service. Grants permission to change the default customer master key (CMK) for EBS encryption by default for your account

Resource types

This action does not support resource-level permissions; use "Resource": "*" in your policy.

Condition keys

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

ec2:Region String

Filters access by the name of the AWS Region

Example IAM policy

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

{
  "Version": "2012-10-17",
  "Statement": [
    {
      "Sid": "AllowEc2ModifyEbsDefaultKmsKeyId",
      "Effect": "Allow",
      "Action": "ec2:ModifyEbsDefaultKmsKeyId",
      "Resource": "*"
    }
  ]
}

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