amazon.aws.iam_managed_policy module – Manage User Managed IAM policies

Note

This module is part of the amazon.aws collection (version 9.0.0).

You might already have this collection installed if you are using the ansible package. It is not included in ansible-core. To check whether it is installed, run ansible-galaxy collection list.

To install it, use: ansible-galaxy collection install amazon.aws. You need further requirements to be able to use this module, see Requirements for details.

To use it in a playbook, specify: amazon.aws.iam_managed_policy.

New in community.aws 1.0.0

Synopsis

• Allows creating and removing managed IAM policies.

Requirements

The below requirements are needed on the host that executes this module.

• python >= 3.6

• boto3 >= 1.28.0

• botocore >= 1.31.0

Parameters

Parameter	Comments
access_key aliases: aws_access_key_id, aws_access_key, ec2_access_key string	AWS access key ID. See the AWS documentation for more information about access tokens https://docs.aws.amazon.com/general/latest/gr/aws-sec-cred-types.html#access-keys-and-secret-access-keys. The AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID, AWS_ACCESS_KEY or EC2_ACCESS_KEY environment variables may also be used in decreasing order of preference. The aws_access_key and profile options are mutually exclusive. The aws_access_key_id alias was added in release 5.1.0 for consistency with the AWS botocore SDK. The ec2_access_key alias has been deprecated and will be removed in a release after 2024-12-01. Support for the EC2_ACCESS_KEY environment variable has been deprecated and will be removed in a release after 2024-12-01.
aws_ca_bundle path	The location of a CA Bundle to use when validating SSL certificates. The AWS_CA_BUNDLE environment variable may also be used.
aws_config dictionary	A dictionary to modify the botocore configuration. Parameters can be found in the AWS documentation https://botocore.amazonaws.com/v1/documentation/api/latest/reference/config.html#botocore.config.Config.
debug_botocore_endpoint_logs boolean	Use a botocore.endpoint logger to parse the unique (rather than total) "resource:action" API calls made during a task, outputing the set to the resource_actions key in the task results. Use the aws_resource_action callback to output to total list made during a playbook. The ANSIBLE_DEBUG_BOTOCORE_LOGS environment variable may also be used. Choices: false ← (default) true
description aliases: policy_description string	A helpful description of this policy, this value is immutable and only set when creating a new policy. The parameter was renamed from policy_description to description in release 7.2.0.
endpoint_url aliases: ec2_url, aws_endpoint_url, s3_url string	URL to connect to instead of the default AWS endpoints. While this can be used to connection to other AWS-compatible services the amazon.aws and community.aws collections are only tested against AWS. The AWS_URL or EC2_URL environment variables may also be used, in decreasing order of preference. The ec2_url and s3_url aliases have been deprecated and will be removed in a release after 2024-12-01. Support for the EC2_URL environment variable has been deprecated and will be removed in a release after 2024-12-01.
make_default boolean	Make this revision the default revision. Choices: false true ← (default)
name aliases: policy_name string / required	The name of the managed policy. Note: Policy names are unique within an account. Paths (path) do not affect the uniqueness requirements of name. For example it is not permitted to have both /Path1/MyPolicy and /Path2/MyPolicy in the same account. The parameter was renamed from policy_name to name in release 7.2.0.
only_version boolean	Remove all other non default revisions, if this is used with make_default it will result in all other versions of this policy being deleted. Choices: false ← (default) true
path aliases: prefix, path_prefix string added in amazon.aws 7.2.0	The path for the managed policy. For more information about IAM paths, see the AWS IAM identifiers documentation https://docs.aws.amazon.com/IAM/latest/UserGuide/reference_identifiers.html.
policy json	A properly json formatted policy
profile aliases: aws_profile string	A named AWS profile to use for authentication. See the AWS documentation for more information about named profiles https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cli/latest/userguide/cli-configure-profiles.html. The AWS_PROFILE environment variable may also be used. The profile option is mutually exclusive with the aws_access_key, aws_secret_key and security_token options.
purge_tags boolean	If purge_tags=true and tags is set, existing tags will be purged from the resource to match exactly what is defined by tags parameter. If the tags parameter is not set then tags will not be modified, even if purge_tags=True. Tag keys beginning with aws: are reserved by Amazon and can not be modified. As such they will be ignored for the purposes of the purge_tags parameter. See the Amazon documentation for more information https://docs.aws.amazon.com/general/latest/gr/aws_tagging.html#tag-conventions. Choices: false true ← (default)
region aliases: aws_region, ec2_region string	The AWS region to use. For global services such as IAM, Route53 and CloudFront, region is ignored. The AWS_REGION or EC2_REGION environment variables may also be used. See the Amazon AWS documentation for more information http://docs.aws.amazon.com/general/latest/gr/rande.html#ec2_region. The ec2_region alias has been deprecated and will be removed in a release after 2024-12-01 Support for the EC2_REGION environment variable has been deprecated and will be removed in a release after 2024-12-01.
secret_key aliases: aws_secret_access_key, aws_secret_key, ec2_secret_key string	AWS secret access key. See the AWS documentation for more information about access tokens https://docs.aws.amazon.com/general/latest/gr/aws-sec-cred-types.html#access-keys-and-secret-access-keys. The AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY, AWS_SECRET_KEY, or EC2_SECRET_KEY environment variables may also be used in decreasing order of preference. The secret_key and profile options are mutually exclusive. The aws_secret_access_key alias was added in release 5.1.0 for consistency with the AWS botocore SDK. The ec2_secret_key alias has been deprecated and will be removed in a release after 2024-12-01. Support for the EC2_SECRET_KEY environment variable has been deprecated and will be removed in a release after 2024-12-01.
session_token aliases: aws_session_token, security_token, aws_security_token, access_token string	AWS STS session token for use with temporary credentials. See the AWS documentation for more information about access tokens https://docs.aws.amazon.com/general/latest/gr/aws-sec-cred-types.html#access-keys-and-secret-access-keys. The AWS_SESSION_TOKEN, AWS_SECURITY_TOKEN or EC2_SECURITY_TOKEN environment variables may also be used in decreasing order of preference. The security_token and profile options are mutually exclusive. Aliases aws_session_token and session_token were added in release 3.2.0, with the parameter being renamed from security_token to session_token in release 6.0.0. The security_token, aws_security_token, and access_token aliases have been deprecated and will be removed in a release after 2024-12-01. Support for the EC2_SECRET_KEY and AWS_SECURITY_TOKEN environment variables has been deprecated and will be removed in a release after 2024-12-01.
state string	Should this managed policy be present or absent. Set to absent to detach all entities from this policy and remove it if found. Choices: "present" ← (default) "absent"
tags aliases: resource_tags dictionary	A dictionary representing the tags to be applied to the resource. If the tags parameter is not set then tags will not be modified.
validate_certs boolean	When set to false, SSL certificates will not be validated for communication with the AWS APIs. Setting validate_certs=false is strongly discouraged, as an alternative, consider setting aws_ca_bundle instead. Choices: false true ← (default)

Notes

Note

• Support for tags and purge_tags was added in release 7.2.0.

• Caution: For modules, environment variables and configuration files are read from the Ansible ‘host’ context and not the ‘controller’ context. As such, files may need to be explicitly copied to the ‘host’. For lookup and connection plugins, environment variables and configuration files are read from the Ansible ‘controller’ context and not the ‘host’ context.

• The AWS SDK (boto3) that Ansible uses may also read defaults for credentials and other settings, such as the region, from its configuration files in the Ansible ‘host’ context (typically ~/.aws/credentials). See https://boto3.amazonaws.com/v1/documentation/api/latest/guide/credentials.html for more information.

Examples

# Create a policy
- name: Create IAM Managed Policy
  amazon.aws.iam_managed_policy:
    policy_name: "ManagedPolicy"
    policy_description: "A Helpful managed policy"
    policy: "{{ lookup('template', 'managed_policy.json.j2') }}"
    state: present

# Update a policy with a new default version
- name: Update an IAM Managed Policy with new default version
  amazon.aws.iam_managed_policy:
    policy_name: "ManagedPolicy"
    policy: "{{ lookup('file', 'managed_policy_update.json') }}"
    state: present

# Update a policy with a new non default version
- name: Update an IAM Managed Policy with a non default version
  amazon.aws.iam_managed_policy:
    policy_name: "ManagedPolicy"
    policy:
      Version: "2012-10-17"
      Statement:
        - Effect: "Allow"
          Action: "logs:CreateLogGroup"
          Resource: "*"
    make_default: false
    state: present

# Update a policy and make it the only version and the default version
- name: Update an IAM Managed Policy with default version as the only version
  amazon.aws.iam_managed_policy:
    policy_name: "ManagedPolicy"
    policy: |
      {
        "Version": "2012-10-17",
        "Statement":[{
          "Effect": "Allow",
          "Action": "logs:PutRetentionPolicy",
          "Resource": "*"
        }]
      }
    only_version: true
    state: present

# Remove a policy
- name: Remove an existing IAM Managed Policy
  amazon.aws.iam_managed_policy:
    policy_name: "ManagedPolicy"
    state: absent

Return Values

Common return values are documented here, the following are the fields unique to this module:

Key	Description
policy complex	Returns the basic policy information, when state=absent this will return the value of the removed policy. Returned: always
arn string	The Amazon Resource Name (ARN) of the policy. Returned: success Sample: "arn:aws:iam::123456789012:policy/ansible-test-12345/ansible-test-12345-policy"
attachment_count integer	The number of entities (users, groups, and roles) that the policy is attached to. Returned: success Sample: 5
create_date string	The date and time, in ISO 8601 date-time format, when the policy was created. Returned: success Sample: "2017-02-08T04:36:28+00:00"
default_version_id string	The default policy version to use. Returned: success Sample: "/ansible-test-12345/"
description string	A friendly description of the policy. Returned: success Sample: "My Example Policy"
is_attachable boolean	Specifies whether the policy can be attached to an IAM entities. Returned: success Sample: false
path string	The path to the policy. Returned: success Sample: "/ansible-test-12345/"
permissions_boundary_usage_count integer	The number of IAM entities (users, groups, and roles) using the policy as a permissions boundary. Returned: success Sample: 5
policy_id string	The stable and globally unique string identifying the policy. Returned: success Sample: "ANPA12345EXAMPLE12345"
policy_name string	The friendly name identifying the policy. Returned: success Sample: "ansible-test-12345-policy"
tags dictionary	A dictionary representing the tags attached to the managed policy. Returned: success Sample: {"Env": "Prod"}
update_date string	The date and time, in ISO 8601 date-time format, when the policy was last updated. Returned: success Sample: "2017-02-08T05:12:13+00:00"

Authors

• Dan Kozlowski (@dkhenry)

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