aws_iam_managed_policies Resource

Use the aws_iam_managed_policies InSpec audit resource to test the properties of a collection of AWS IAM managed policies.

Installation

This resource is available in the Chef InSpec AWS resource pack.

See the Chef InSpec documentation on cloud platforms for information on configuring your AWS environment for InSpec and creating an InSpec profile that uses the InSpec AWS resource pack.

Syntax

The aws_iam_managed_policies resource returns a collection of IAM managed policies and allows testing of that collection.

describe aws_iam_managed_policies do
  its('policy_names') { should include('POLICY_NAME') }
end

This resource allows filtering by scope, which are:

To list only AWS-managed policies, set scope to AWS.
To list only the customer-managed policies in your AWS account, set scope to Local.
If a scope is not provided or if scope is set to ALL, all policies are returned.

describe aws_iam_managed_policies(scope: 'AWS') do
  it { should exist }
end

describe aws_iam_managed_policies(scope: 'Local') do
  it { should exist }
end

describe aws_iam_managed_policies(scope: 'ALL') do
  it { should exist }
end

See the AWS documentation on IAM Managed Policy for additional information.

Parameters

scope (optional)

scope accepts three possible values, AWS, Local, or ALL:

AWS returns AWS-managed policies.
Local returns customer-managed policies.
ALL returns all policies.

: Specify a scope by passing a key-value entry in a hash: scope: 'VALUE'.: If ommitted, all policies are returned.

Properties

arns: A list of the ARN identifiers of the policies.; Field: arn
policy_ids: A list of the stable and unique strings identifying the policies.; Field: policy_id
policy_names: A list of the friendly names (not ARN) identifying the policies.; Field: policy_name
attachment_counts: A list of the counts of attached entities for each policy.; Field: attachment_count
attached_groups: A list of the list of group names of the groups attached to each policy.; Field: attached_group
default_version_ids: A list of the identifier for the default version of the policy.; Field: default_version_id

Examples

Ensure a specific policy exists.

describe aws_iam_managed_policies do
  its('policy_names') { should include('POLICY_NAME') }
end

Allow at most 100 IAM Policies on the account.

describe aws_iam_managed_policies do
  its('polict_ids.count') { should be <= 100}
end

Matchers

For a full list of available matchers, please visit our matchers page.

exist

The control passes if the describe returns at least one result.

Use should to test the entity should exist.

describe aws_iam_managed_policies.where( PROPERTY: PROPERTY_VALUE) do
  it { should exist }
end

Use should_not to test the entity should not exist.

describe aws_iam_managed_policies.where( PROPERTY: PROPERTY_VALUE) do
  it { should_not exist }
end

AWS Permissions

Your Principal will need the iam:ListPolicies action with Effect set to Allow.

You can find detailed documentation at Actions, Resources, and Condition Keys for Identity And Access Management.