AutoScalingConsoleFullAccess

Summary

Provides full access to Auto Scaling via the AWS Management Console. The Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling User Guide says this policy works when you use launch configurations, but not when you use launch templates.

Permissions imported from the AWS Managed Policy Reference Guide; other sections reviewed against the listed AWS sources.

Identity

ARN

arn:aws:iam::aws:policy/AutoScalingConsoleFullAccessCopy ARN

Default version

v2

Created

2017-01-12

Last edited

2018-02-06

Services

autoscaling, cloudwatch, ec2, elasticloadbalancing, iam, sns

Control-plane actions (115)

By access level: 40 List, 24 Read, 2 Tagging, 49 Write.

Data-plane actions (2)

By access level: 1 List, 1 Read.

Excluded and conditional actions

No patterns are excluded by NotAction or Deny statements.

Resource scope and attachment

Resource scope across granted actions: all-resources.

Can be attached: Yes, to users, groups and roles.

Why this tier

• Grants at least 80% of the write and permissions-management actions of: autoscaling (43 of 43).

Guidance

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Frequently asked questions

When should I attach AutoScalingConsoleFullAccess?

The Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling User Guide says it grants full access to Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling using the AWS Management Console, and works with launch configurations but not launch templates. For launch templates, grant the extra permissions the User Guide describes.

What does AutoScalingConsoleFullAccess grant?

It allows autoscaling:* on all resources, EC2 describe actions plus creating key pairs and security groups and authorizing security group ingress, elasticloadbalancing:Describe*, CloudWatch metric and alarm actions including PutMetricAlarm, SNS topic and subscription listing, iam:ListRoles, and creating the Auto Scaling service-linked role.

What are the security risks of AutoScalingConsoleFullAccess?

autoscaling:* allows every Auto Scaling action on all resources, and the EC2 actions let principals create key pairs and security groups and authorize ingress. AWS managed policies might not grant least-privilege permissions for your use case, and AWS updates to the policy affect every identity it is attached to.

Policy JSON

Download policy.json

{
  "Version": "2012-10-17",
  "Statement": [
    {
      "Effect": "Allow",
      "Action": [
        "ec2:AuthorizeSecurityGroupIngress",
        "ec2:CreateKeyPair",
        "ec2:CreateSecurityGroup",
        "ec2:DescribeAccountAttributes",
        "ec2:DescribeAvailabilityZones",
        "ec2:DescribeImages",
        "ec2:DescribeInstanceAttribute",
        "ec2:DescribeInstances",
        "ec2:DescribeKeyPairs",
        "ec2:DescribeLaunchTemplateVersions",
        "ec2:DescribePlacementGroups",
        "ec2:DescribeSecurityGroups",
        "ec2:DescribeSpotInstanceRequests",
        "ec2:DescribeSubnets",
        "ec2:DescribeVpcs",
        "ec2:DescribeVpcClassicLink",
        "ec2:ImportKeyPair"
      ],
      "Resource": "*"
    },
    {
      "Effect": "Allow",
      "Action": "elasticloadbalancing:Describe*",
      "Resource": "*"
    },
    {
      "Effect": "Allow",
      "Action": [
        "cloudwatch:ListMetrics",
        "cloudwatch:GetMetricStatistics",
        "cloudwatch:PutMetricAlarm",
        "cloudwatch:Describe*"
      ],
      "Resource": "*"
    },
    {
      "Effect": "Allow",
      "Action": "autoscaling:*",
      "Resource": "*"
    },
    {
      "Effect": "Allow",
      "Action": [
        "sns:ListSubscriptions",
        "sns:ListTopics"
      ],
      "Resource": "*"
    },
    {
      "Effect": "Allow",
      "Action": "iam:ListRoles",
      "Resource": "*"
    },
    {
      "Effect": "Allow",
      "Action": "iam:CreateServiceLinkedRole",
      "Resource": "*",
      "Condition": {
        "StringEquals": {
          "iam:AWSServiceName": "autoscaling.amazonaws.com"
        }
      }
    }
  ]
}

Version history

Current version v2, edited by AWS on 2018-02-06. Version history is recorded from 2026-11-11. Earlier versions are in the IAM console under Policy versions.

Attach snippets

aws iam attach-role-policy --role-name ROLE_NAME --policy-arn arn:aws:iam::aws:policy/AutoScalingConsoleFullAccess
aws iam attach-user-policy --user-name USER_NAME --policy-arn arn:aws:iam::aws:policy/AutoScalingConsoleFullAccess
aws iam attach-group-policy --group-name GROUP_NAME --policy-arn arn:aws:iam::aws:policy/AutoScalingConsoleFullAccess

Resources:
  ExampleRole:
    Type: AWS::IAM::Role
    Properties:
      AssumeRolePolicyDocument: {}  # replace with your trust policy
      ManagedPolicyArns:
        - arn:aws:iam::aws:policy/AutoScalingConsoleFullAccess

resource "aws_iam_role_policy_attachment" "autoscalingconsolefullaccess" {
  role       = aws_iam_role.example.name
  policy_arn = "arn:aws:iam::aws:policy/AutoScalingConsoleFullAccess"
}

role.addManagedPolicy(
  iam.ManagedPolicy.fromAwsManagedPolicyName("AutoScalingConsoleFullAccess"),
);

Sources

• AutoScalingConsoleFullAccess (AWS Managed Policy Reference Guide) (retrieved 2026-11-13; supports summary, practicalScope, securityConsiderations, assignmentGuidance, faqs)
• AWS managed policies for Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling (Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling User Guide) (retrieved 2026-11-13; supports summary, useCases, prerequisites, bestPractices, securityConsiderations, assignmentGuidance, faqs)
• AWS managed policies for job functions (IAM User Guide) (retrieved 2026-11-12; supports bestPractices, faqs)
• Managed policies and inline policies (IAM User Guide) (retrieved 2026-11-12; supports securityConsiderations, faqs)

• Official AWS reference for AutoScalingConsoleFullAccess
• AWS service guide
• Report a data issue