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AWSCertificateManagerFullAccess

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Summary

Provides full access to AWS Certificate Manager (ACM). The AWS Certificate Manager User Guide says it provides full access to all ACM actions and resources.

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

Identity

ARN
arn:aws:iam::aws:policy/AWSCertificateManagerFullAccess
Default version
v2
Created
Last edited
Services
acm, iam

Control-plane actions (46)

By access level: 7 List, 13 Read, 4 Tagging, 22 Write.

Control-plane actions by service
ServiceGrantedAccess levels and limitsGranted by
Certificate ManagerAll 42 actions (see the Certificate Manager page)7 List, 11 Read, 4 Tagging, 20 Write; 0 restricted, 0 conditionalacm:*
IAM4 of 1902 Read, 2 Write; 4 restricted, 1 conditionaliam:CreateServiceLinkedRole, iam:DeleteServiceLinkedRole, iam:GetRole, iam:GetServiceLinkedRoleDeletionStatus
IAM: 4 actions
  • iam:CreateServiceLinkedRole (Write)
  • iam:DeleteServiceLinkedRole (Write)
  • iam:GetRole (Read)
  • iam:GetServiceLinkedRoleDeletionStatus (Read)

Data-plane actions (0)

By access level: none.

This policy grants no actions in this plane.

Excluded and conditional actions

No patterns are excluded by NotAction or Deny statements.

Resource scope and attachment

Resource scope across granted actions: mixed.

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

Why this tier

  • Grants at least 80% of the write and permissions-management actions of: acm (20 of 20).

Guidance

Practical scope

The first statement allows acm:* on Resource "*". iam:CreateServiceLinkedRole is allowed only on roles matching arn:aws:iam::*:role/aws-service-role/acm.amazonaws.com/AWSServiceRoleForCertificateManager*, with an iam:AWSServiceName condition of acm.amazonaws.com. iam:DeleteServiceLinkedRole, iam:GetServiceLinkedRoleDeletionStatus and iam:GetRole are allowed on the same role pattern.

Use cases

  • Give users, groups or roles full access to ACM actions and resources.

Best practices

  • AWS managed policies don't grant least privilege permissions. The IAM User Guide suggests using IAM Access Analyzer to see which permissions principals actually use, then writing a custom policy or generating one with only the required permissions.
  • AWS managed policies might not grant least-privilege permissions for your specific use cases because they are available to all AWS customers. The AWS Certificate Manager User Guide recommends reducing permissions further with customer managed policies specific to your use cases.

Security considerations

  • acm:* allows every ACM action on all resources.
  • The policy also allows iam:DeleteServiceLinkedRole on the ACM service-linked role pattern, not only creating it.
  • You cannot change the permissions in an AWS managed policy. If AWS updates the policy, the update affects every user, group and role it is attached to.

Assignment guidance

You can attach this policy to your users, groups and roles. The reference page also links to guidance on creating a permission set using AWS managed policies in IAM Identity Center. It fits where full access to ACM is intended. Where a narrower scope is needed, AWS recommends a customer managed policy specific to the use case.

Related policies

Same service

Same domain

Frequently asked questions

When should I attach AWSCertificateManagerFullAccess?
The AWS Certificate Manager User Guide says it provides full access to all ACM actions and resources. Attach it to users, groups or roles that need that scope. If they need less, AWS recommends customer managed policies specific to your use cases.
What does AWSCertificateManagerFullAccess grant?
It allows acm:* on all resources. It also allows creating the ACM service-linked role (AWSServiceRoleForCertificateManager*) when the service name is acm.amazonaws.com, and deleting that role, checking its deletion status and getting it with iam:GetRole.
What are the security risks of AWSCertificateManagerFullAccess?
acm:* allows every ACM action on all resources, and the policy includes the ability to delete the ACM service-linked role. 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": [
        "acm:*"
      ],
      "Resource": "*"
    },
    {
      "Effect": "Allow",
      "Action": "iam:CreateServiceLinkedRole",
      "Resource": "arn:aws:iam::*:role/aws-service-role/acm.amazonaws.com/AWSServiceRoleForCertificateManager*",
      "Condition": {
        "StringEquals": {
          "iam:AWSServiceName": "acm.amazonaws.com"
        }
      }
    },
    {
      "Effect": "Allow",
      "Action": [
        "iam:DeleteServiceLinkedRole",
        "iam:GetServiceLinkedRoleDeletionStatus",
        "iam:GetRole"
      ],
      "Resource": "arn:aws:iam::*:role/aws-service-role/acm.amazonaws.com/AWSServiceRoleForCertificateManager*"
    }
  ]
}

Version history

Current version v2, edited by AWS on 2020-08-17. Version history is recorded from 2026-11-11. Earlier versions are in the IAM console under Policy versions.

Attach snippets

AWS CLI

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

CloudFormation

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

Terraform

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

CDK (TypeScript)

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

Sources