AWSQuickSetupDeploymentRolePolicy

Summary

Provides permissions for AWS Systems Manager Quick Setup to deploy multiple configuration types. These configuration types create IAM roles and automations that configure frequently used Amazon Web Services services and features with recommended best practices.

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

Identity

ARN

arn:aws:iam::aws:policy/AWSQuickSetupDeploymentRolePolicyCopy ARN

Default version

v14

Created

2024-06-26

Last edited

2026-09-07

Services

cloudformation, config, events, iam, resource-groups, ssm

Control-plane actions (56)

By access level: 8 List, 5 Permissions management, 13 Read, 6 Tagging, 24 Write.

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 35 write, tagging or permissions-management actions, short of full control of any service.
• Grants iam:PassRole, but only for scoped roles or under conditions (for example iam:PassedToService).
• Grants permissions-management actions on iam, but only for scoped resources or under conditions.

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.

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Same domain

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• AmazonDevOpsGuruOrganizationsAccess
• AmazonDevOpsGuruServiceRolePolicy

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": [
    {
      "Sid": "CfnRead",
      "Effect": "Allow",
      "Action": [
        "cloudformation:DescribeStacks",
        "cloudformation:DescribeStackDriftDetectionStatus",
        "cloudformation:ListStacks"
      ],
      "Resource": [
        "*"
      ]
    },
    {
      "Sid": "CfnManage",
      "Effect": "Allow",
      "Action": [
        "cloudformation:CreateStack",
        "cloudformation:UpdateStack",
        "cloudformation:DeleteStack",
        "cloudformation:CreateChangeSet",
        "cloudformation:DeleteChangeSet",
        "cloudformation:ExecuteChangeSet",
        "cloudformation:DescribeChangeSet",
        "cloudformation:DescribeStackResourceDrifts",
        "cloudformation:DetectStackDrift",
        "cloudformation:DetectStackResourceDrift"
      ],
      "Resource": [
        "arn:aws:cloudformation:*:*:stack/StackSet-AWS-QuickSetup-*"
      ]
    },
    {
      "Sid": "CfnTagOnMutate",
      "Effect": "Allow",
      "Action": [
        "cloudformation:TagResource",
        "cloudformation:UntagResource"
      ],
      "Resource": [
        "arn:aws:cloudformation:*:*:stack/StackSet-AWS-QuickSetup-*"
      ],
      "Condition": {
        "StringEquals": {
          "cloudformation:CreateAction": [
            "CreateStack",
            "UpdateStack",
            "CreateChangeSet",
            "ExecuteChangeSet"
          ]
        }
      }
    },
    {
      "Sid": "RGroupsGet",
      "Effect": "Allow",
      "Action": [
        "resource-groups:GetGroupQuery"
      ],
      "Resource": [
        "*"
      ]
    },
    {
      "Sid": "CPacksRead",
      "Effect": "Allow",
      "Action": [
        "config:DescribeConformancePacks",
        "config:DescribeConformancePackStatus"
      ],
      "Resource": "*"
    },
    {
      "Sid": "OpsPacksManage",
      "Effect": "Allow",
      "Action": [
        "config:PutConformancePack",
        "config:DeleteConformancePack"
      ],
      "Condition": {
        "ForAnyValue:StringEquals": {
          "aws:CalledVia": [
            "cloudformation.amazonaws.com"
          ]
        }
      },
      "Resource": "arn:aws:config:*:*:conformance-pack/AWS-QuickSetup-*"
    },
    {
      "Sid": "QSDocsManage",
      "Effect": "Allow",
      "Action": [
        "ssm:CreateDocument",
        "ssm:UpdateDocument",
        "ssm:UpdateDocumentDefaultVersion",
        "ssm:DeleteDocument",
        "ssm:AddTagsToResource",
        "ssm:RemoveTagsFromResource",
        "ssm:ListTagsForResource"
      ],
      "Condition": {
        "ForAnyValue:StringEquals": {
          "aws:CalledVia": [
            "cloudformation.amazonaws.com"
          ]
        }
      },
      "Resource": [
        "arn:aws:ssm:*:*:document/AWSQuickSetup-*",
        "arn:aws:ssm:*:*:document/AWSOperationsPack-*",
        "arn:aws:ssm:*:*:document/AWSOperationsPackInstance-*"
      ]
    },
    {
      "Sid": "QSDocsRead",
      "Effect": "Allow",
      "Action": [
        "ssm:GetDocument"
      ],
      "Resource": [
        "arn:aws:ssm:*:*:document/AWSQuickSetup-*",
        "arn:aws:ssm:*:*:document/AWSOperationsPack*",
        "arn:aws:ssm:*::document/AWSConformancePacks-*",
        "arn:aws:ssm:*::document/AWSEC2-UpdateLaunchAgent",
        "arn:aws:ssm:*::document/AWS-ConfigureAWSPackage",
        "arn:aws:ssm:*::document/AWS-EnableExplorer",
        "arn:aws:ssm:*::document/AWS-GatherSoftwareInventory",
        "arn:aws:ssm:*::document/AWS-RunPatchBaselineAssociation",
        "arn:aws:ssm:*::document/AWS-UpdateSSMAgent",
        "arn:aws:ssm:*::document/AWSQuickSetupType-ManageInstanceProfile",
        "arn:aws:ssm:*::document/AWSQuickSetupType-EnableConfigRecording",
        "arn:aws:ssm:*::document/AWSQuickSetupType-Scheduler-ChangeCalendarState",
        "arn:aws:ssm:*::document/AmazonCloudWatch-ManageAgent",
        "arn:aws:ssm:*::document/AWSQuickSetupType-InstallAndManageCloudWatchAgent",
        "arn:aws:ssm:*::document/AWSQuickSetupType-ConfigureDevOpsGuru",
        "arn:aws:ssm:*::document/AWSQuickSetupType-DeployConformancePack",
        "arn:aws:ssm:*::document/AWSQuickSetupType-Scheduler-ApplyInstanceState"
      ]
    },
    {
      "Sid": "QSAssociationsManage",
      "Effect": "Allow",
      "Action": [
        "ssm:CreateAssociation",
        "ssm:UpdateAssociation",
        "ssm:DeleteAssociation",
        "ssm:DescribeAssociation"
      ],
      "Condition": {
        "ForAnyValue:StringEquals": {
          "aws:CalledVia": [
            "cloudformation.amazonaws.com"
          ]
        }
      },
      "Resource": [
        "arn:aws:ssm:*:*:document/AWSQuickSetup-*",
        "arn:aws:ssm:*:*:document/AWSOperationsPack*",
        "arn:aws:ssm:*::document/AWSEC2-UpdateLaunchAgent",
        "arn:aws:ssm:*::document/AWS-ConfigureAWSPackage",
        "arn:aws:ssm:*::document/AWS-EnableExplorer",
        "arn:aws:ssm:*::document/AWS-GatherSoftwareInventory",
        "arn:aws:ssm:*::document/AWS-RunPatchBaselineAssociation",
        "arn:aws:ssm:*::document/AWS-UpdateSSMAgent",
        "arn:aws:ssm:*::document/AWSQuickSetupType-ManageInstanceProfile",
        "arn:aws:ssm:*::document/AWSQuickSetupType-EnableConfigRecording",
        "arn:aws:ssm:*::document/AWSQuickSetupType-Scheduler-ChangeCalendarState",
        "arn:aws:ssm:*::document/AWSQuickSetupType-Scheduler-ApplyInstanceState",
        "arn:aws:ssm:*::document/AmazonCloudWatch-ManageAgent",
        "arn:aws:ssm:*::document/AWSQuickSetupType-InstallAndManageCloudWatchAgent",
        "arn:aws:ssm:*::document/AWSQuickSetupType-ConfigureDevOpsGuru",
        "arn:aws:ssm:*::document/AWSQuickSetupType-DeployConformancePack",
        "arn:aws:ec2:*:*:instance/*",
        "arn:aws:ssm:*:*:managed-instance/*",
        "arn:aws:ssm:*:*:association/*"
      ]
    },
    {
      "Sid": "EventRulesManage",
      "Effect": "Allow",
      "Action": [
        "events:DescribeRule",
        "events:PutRule",
        "events:DeleteRule",
        "events:ListTargetsByRule",
        "events:PutTargets",
        "events:RemoveTargets"
      ],
      "Resource": [
        "arn:aws:events:*:*:rule/*QuickSetup-*"
      ]
    },
    {
      "Sid": "CPacksSLRCreate",
      "Effect": "Allow",
      "Action": [
        "iam:CreateServiceLinkedRole"
      ],
      "Resource": [
        "arn:aws:iam::*:role/aws-service-role/config-conforms.amazonaws.com/AWSServiceRoleForConfigConforms"
      ],
      "Condition": {
        "StringEquals": {
          "iam:AWSServiceName": "config-conforms.amazonaws.com"
        }
      }
    },
    {
      "Sid": "SSMSLRCreate",
      "Effect": "Allow",
      "Action": [
        "iam:CreateServiceLinkedRole"
      ],
      "Resource": [
        "arn:aws:iam::*:role/aws-service-role/ssm.amazonaws.com/AWSServiceRoleForAmazonSSM"
      ],
      "Condition": {
        "StringEquals": {
          "iam:AWSServiceName": "ssm.amazonaws.com"
        }
      }
    },
    {
      "Sid": "QSConfigRoleManage",
      "Effect": "Allow",
      "Action": [
        "iam:CreateRole",
        "iam:GetRole",
        "iam:UpdateRole",
        "iam:DeleteRole",
        "iam:GetRolePolicy",
        "iam:ListAttachedRolePolicies",
        "iam:ListRolePolicies",
        "iam:ListRoleTags",
        "iam:TagRole",
        "iam:UntagRole"
      ],
      "Condition": {
        "ForAnyValue:StringEquals": {
          "aws:CalledVia": [
            "cloudformation.amazonaws.com"
          ]
        }
      },
      "Resource": [
        "arn:aws:iam::*:role/AWS-QuickSetup-*",
        "arn:aws:iam::*:role/AWSOperationsPack-*"
      ]
    },
    {
      "Sid": "QSConfigRolePass",
      "Effect": "Allow",
      "Action": [
        "iam:PassRole"
      ],
      "Resource": [
        "arn:aws:iam::*:role/AWS-QuickSetup-*",
        "arn:aws:iam::*:role/AWSOperationsPack-*"
      ],
      "Condition": {
        "StringEquals": {
          "iam:PassedToService": [
            "ssm.amazonaws.com",
            "events.amazonaws.com"
          ]
        }
      }
    },
    {
      "Sid": "DocDescribe",
      "Effect": "Allow",
      "Action": [
        "ssm:DescribeDocument"
      ],
      "Resource": "*",
      "Condition": {
        "ForAnyValue:StringEquals": {
          "aws:CalledVia": [
            "cloudformation.amazonaws.com"
          ]
        }
      }
    },
    {
      "Sid": "LegacyDocClean",
      "Effect": "Allow",
      "Action": [
        "ssm:DeleteDocument"
      ],
      "Resource": "*",
      "Condition": {
        "StringLike": {
          "aws:ResourceTag/QuickSetupID": "*"
        }
      }
    },
    {
      "Sid": "LegacyIAMClean",
      "Effect": "Allow",
      "Action": [
        "iam:DeleteRole",
        "iam:DeleteRolePolicy"
      ],
      "Resource": "arn:aws:iam::*:role/*QuickSetup-*",
      "Condition": {
        "StringLike": {
          "aws:ResourceTag/QuickSetupID": "*"
        }
      }
    },
    {
      "Sid": "QSConfigRoleBounded",
      "Effect": "Allow",
      "Action": [
        "iam:DeleteRolePolicy",
        "iam:PutRolePolicy",
        "iam:PutRolePermissionsBoundary"
      ],
      "Condition": {
        "StringEquals": {
          "iam:PermissionsBoundary": [
            "arn:aws:iam::aws:policy/AWSQuickSetupCFGCPacksPermissionsBoundary",
            "arn:aws:iam::aws:policy/AWSQuickSetupCFGRecordingPermissionsBoundary",
            "arn:aws:iam::aws:policy/AWSQuickSetupDevOpsGuruPermissionsBoundary",
            "arn:aws:iam::aws:policy/AWSQuickSetupDistributorPermissionsBoundary",
            "arn:aws:iam::aws:policy/AWSQuickSetupSchedulerPermissionsBoundary",
            "arn:aws:iam::aws:policy/AWSQuickSetupSSMHostMgmtPermissionsBoundary"
          ]
        },
        "ForAnyValue:StringEquals": {
          "aws:CalledVia": [
            "cloudformation.amazonaws.com"
          ]
        }
      },
      "Resource": [
        "arn:aws:iam::*:role/AWS-QuickSetup-*",
        "arn:aws:iam::*:role/AWSOperationsPack-*"
      ]
    },
    {
      "Sid": "QSConfigRoleManagedPolicies",
      "Effect": "Allow",
      "Action": [
        "iam:AttachRolePolicy",
        "iam:DetachRolePolicy"
      ],
      "Condition": {
        "ArnEquals": {
          "iam:PolicyARN": [
            "arn:aws:iam::aws:policy/AWSSystemsManagerEnableExplorerExecutionPolicy",
            "arn:aws:iam::aws:policy/AWSSystemsManagerEnableConfigRecordingExecutionPolicy",
            "arn:aws:iam::aws:policy/AWSQuickSetupManagedInstanceProfileExecutionPolicy",
            "arn:aws:iam::aws:policy/AWSQuickSetupStartStopInstancesExecutionPolicy",
            "arn:aws:iam::aws:policy/AWSQuickSetupStartSSMAssociationsExecutionPolicy"
          ]
        },
        "ForAnyValue:StringEquals": {
          "aws:CalledVia": [
            "cloudformation.amazonaws.com"
          ]
        }
      },
      "Resource": [
        "arn:aws:iam::*:role/AWS-QuickSetup-*",
        "arn:aws:iam::*:role/AWSOperationsPack-*"
      ]
    }
  ]
}

Version history

Current version v14, edited by AWS on 2026-09-07. 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/AWSQuickSetupDeploymentRolePolicy
aws iam attach-user-policy --user-name USER_NAME --policy-arn arn:aws:iam::aws:policy/AWSQuickSetupDeploymentRolePolicy
aws iam attach-group-policy --group-name GROUP_NAME --policy-arn arn:aws:iam::aws:policy/AWSQuickSetupDeploymentRolePolicy

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

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

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

Sources

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• Official AWS reference for AWSQuickSetupDeploymentRolePolicy
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