SourceAWS IAM now provides role manager to set up IAM roles automatically
AWS announced the general availability of role manager in AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM), which automatically creates or reuses required IAM roles for supported services.
Why it matters
This simplifies the initial setup process for developers by automating permission configurations, allowing them to deploy services faster without manually creating every role.
The details
- Supports 6 AWS service consoles at launch, including AWS Lambda and Amazon EventBridge.
- Roles created are standard IAM roles that users fully control and can modify.
- Available in all regions except China and AWS GovCloud (US) Regions.
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AWS owns role manager
AWS developed and released role manager as a capability in AWS IAM.
AWS owns Amazon EventBridge
AWS provides Amazon EventBridge as a serverless event bus service.
AWS owns IAM Access Analyzer
AWS provides IAM Access Analyzer as part of AWS IAM.
role manager is related to AWS IAM
role manager is a capability within AWS IAM that automatically sets up required IAM roles.
role manager uses AWS Lambda
role manager supports AWS Lambda console workflows by applying AWS-managed templates when creating Lambda functions.
role manager is related to Amazon EventBridge
role manager supports Amazon EventBridge service consoles at launch.
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role manager is related to IAM Access Analyzer
Users can disable role manager and use IAM Access Analyzer to refine roles created by role manager to least privilege permissions.
AWS IAM is related to IAM Access Analyzer
IAM Access Analyzer is an IAM tool used to evaluate and refine IAM role permissions.
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AWS Announces General Availability of IAM role manager
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