shield:DescribeProtection

Read

shield:DescribeProtection is a Read access-level action in the shield service. Grants permission to get protection details

Resource types

ARNs that shield:DescribeProtection can be scoped to in an IAM policy.

arn:${Partition}:shield::${Account}:protection/${Id}
protection

Condition keys

Keys you can use in the Condition block of a policy that grants shield:DescribeProtection.

aws:ResourceTag/${TagKey} String

Filters actions based on tag key-value pairs attached to the resource

Example IAM policy

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

{
  "Version": "2012-10-17",
  "Statement": [
    {
      "Sid": "AllowShieldDescribeProtection",
      "Effect": "Allow",
      "Action": "shield:DescribeProtection",
      "Resource": "*"
    }
  ]
}

Related actions in shield

shield:AssociateDRTLogBucket Write shield:AssociateDRTRole Write shield:AssociateHealthCheck Write shield:AssociateProactiveEngagementDetails Write shield:CreateProtection Write shield:CreateProtectionGroup Write shield:CreateSubscription Write shield:DeleteProtection Write shield:DeleteProtectionGroup Write shield:DeleteSubscription Write shield:DescribeAttack Read shield:DescribeAttackContributors Read

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