sts:AssumeRole

Write

sts:AssumeRole is a Write access-level action in the sts service. Grants permission to obtain a set of temporary security credentials that you can use to access AWS resources that you might not normally have access to

Resource types

ARNs that sts:AssumeRole can be scoped to in an IAM policy.

arn:${Partition}:iam::${Account}:role/${RoleNameWithPath}
role

Condition keys

Keys you can use in the Condition block of a policy that grants sts:AssumeRole.

aws:ResourceTag/${TagKey} String

Filters access by the tags associated with the resource

iam:ResourceTag/${TagKey} String

Filters access by the tags that are attached to the role that is being assumed

Example IAM policy

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

{
  "Version": "2012-10-17",
  "Statement": [
    {
      "Sid": "AllowStsAssumeRole",
      "Effect": "Allow",
      "Action": "sts:AssumeRole",
      "Resource": "*"
    }
  ]
}

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