ssm:RequestManagedInstanceRoleToken

Write

ssm:RequestManagedInstanceRoleToken is a Write access-level action in the ssm service. Grants permission to SSM Agent to retrieve temporary credentials to access the managed node (internal Systems Manager call)

Resource types

ARNs that ssm:RequestManagedInstanceRoleToken can be scoped to in an IAM policy.

arn:${Partition}:ec2:${Region}:${Account}:instance/${InstanceId}
instance
arn:${Partition}:ssm:${Region}:${Account}:managed-instance/${InstanceId}
managed-instance

Condition keys

Keys you can use in the Condition block of a policy that grants ssm:RequestManagedInstanceRoleToken.

ssm:NodeAccountId String

Filters access by the AWS account ID associated with the managed node making the request. Available only in VPC endpoint policies and service control policies (SCPs)

ssm:NodeOrgId String

Filters access by the AWS Organizations ID associated with the managed node making the request. Available only in VPC endpoint policies and service control policies (SCPs)

aws:ResourceTag/${TagKey} String

Filters access by based on a tag key-value pair assigned to the AWS resource

ssm:resourceTag/${TagKey} String

Filters access by a tag key-value pair assigned to the Systems Manager resource

ssm:resourceTag/tag-key String

Filters access by based on a tag key-value pair assigned to the Systems Manager resource

Example IAM policy

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

{
  "Version": "2012-10-17",
  "Statement": [
    {
      "Sid": "AllowSsmRequestManagedInstanceRoleToken",
      "Effect": "Allow",
      "Action": "ssm:RequestManagedInstanceRoleToken",
      "Resource": "*"
    }
  ]
}

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