AWSIoTConfigReadOnlyAccess

Summary

This policy gives read only access to the AWS IoT configuration actions

Permissions imported from the AWS Managed Policy Reference Guide; other sections pending editorial review.

Identity

ARN

arn:aws:iam::aws:policy/AWSIoTConfigReadOnlyAccessCopy ARN

Default version

v8

Created

2015-10-27

Last edited

2019-09-27

Services

iot

Control-plane actions (70)

By access level: 37 List, 33 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: all-resources.

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

Why this tier

• Grants only List and Read actions.

Guidance

Pending editorial review. The permission data on this page comes straight from AWS; this section will be filled in once a reviewed guide exists.

Related policies

Same service

• AmazonFreeRTOSOTAUpdate
• AmazonSageMakerEdgeDeviceFleetPolicy
• AWSDeepLensServiceRolePolicy
• AWSIoTConfigAccess
• AWSIoTDataAccess
• AWSIoTDeviceDefenderAddThingsToThingGroupMitigationAction
• AWSIoTDeviceDefenderAudit
• AWSIoTDeviceDefenderEnableIoTLoggingMitigationAction

Same domain

• AmazonFreeRTOSFullAccess
• AmazonMonitronFullAccess
• AWSDeepRacerRoboMakerAccessPolicy
• AWSGreengrassFullAccess
• AWSGreengrassReadOnlyAccess
• AWSGreengrassResourceAccessRolePolicy
• AWSGroundStationAgentInstancePolicy
• AWSIoTAnalyticsFullAccess

Frequently asked questions

Pending editorial review. The permission data on this page comes straight from AWS; this section will be filled in once a reviewed guide exists.

Policy JSON

Download policy.json

{
  "Version": "2012-10-17",
  "Statement": [
    {
      "Effect": "Allow",
      "Action": [
        "iot:DescribeAuthorizer",
        "iot:DescribeCACertificate",
        "iot:DescribeCertificate",
        "iot:DescribeDefaultAuthorizer",
        "iot:DescribeEndpoint",
        "iot:DescribeEventConfigurations",
        "iot:DescribeIndex",
        "iot:DescribeJob",
        "iot:DescribeJobExecution",
        "iot:DescribeRoleAlias",
        "iot:DescribeStream",
        "iot:DescribeThing",
        "iot:DescribeThingGroup",
        "iot:DescribeThingRegistrationTask",
        "iot:DescribeThingType",
        "iot:GetEffectivePolicies",
        "iot:GetIndexingConfiguration",
        "iot:GetJobDocument",
        "iot:GetLoggingOptions",
        "iot:GetOTAUpdate",
        "iot:GetPolicy",
        "iot:GetPolicyVersion",
        "iot:GetRegistrationCode",
        "iot:GetTopicRule",
        "iot:GetV2LoggingOptions",
        "iot:ListAttachedPolicies",
        "iot:ListAuthorizers",
        "iot:ListCACertificates",
        "iot:ListCertificates",
        "iot:ListCertificatesByCA",
        "iot:ListIndices",
        "iot:ListJobExecutionsForJob",
        "iot:ListJobExecutionsForThing",
        "iot:ListJobs",
        "iot:ListOTAUpdates",
        "iot:ListOutgoingCertificates",
        "iot:ListPolicies",
        "iot:ListPolicyPrincipals",
        "iot:ListPolicyVersions",
        "iot:ListPrincipalPolicies",
        "iot:ListPrincipalThings",
        "iot:ListRoleAliases",
        "iot:ListStreams",
        "iot:ListTargetsForPolicy",
        "iot:ListThingGroups",
        "iot:ListThingGroupsForThing",
        "iot:ListThingPrincipals",
        "iot:ListThingRegistrationTaskReports",
        "iot:ListThingRegistrationTasks",
        "iot:ListThings",
        "iot:ListThingsInThingGroup",
        "iot:ListThingTypes",
        "iot:ListTopicRules",
        "iot:ListV2LoggingLevels",
        "iot:SearchIndex",
        "iot:TestAuthorization",
        "iot:TestInvokeAuthorizer",
        "iot:DescribeAccountAuditConfiguration",
        "iot:DescribeAuditTask",
        "iot:ListAuditTasks",
        "iot:DescribeScheduledAudit",
        "iot:ListScheduledAudits",
        "iot:ListAuditFindings",
        "iot:DescribeSecurityProfile",
        "iot:ListSecurityProfiles",
        "iot:ListSecurityProfilesForTarget",
        "iot:ListTargetsForSecurityProfile",
        "iot:ListActiveViolations",
        "iot:ListViolationEvents",
        "iot:ValidateSecurityProfileBehaviors"
      ],
      "Resource": "*"
    }
  ]
}

Version history

Current version v8, edited by AWS on 2019-09-27. 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/AWSIoTConfigReadOnlyAccess
aws iam attach-user-policy --user-name USER_NAME --policy-arn arn:aws:iam::aws:policy/AWSIoTConfigReadOnlyAccess
aws iam attach-group-policy --group-name GROUP_NAME --policy-arn arn:aws:iam::aws:policy/AWSIoTConfigReadOnlyAccess

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

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

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

Sources

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• Official AWS reference for AWSIoTConfigReadOnlyAccess
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