AWSSystemsManagerJustInTimeAccessTokenSessionPolicy

Summary

The managed policy AWSSystemsManagerJustInTimeAccessTokenSessionPolicy allows Systems Manager to apply scoped down permissions to a just-in-time node access session once it is started.

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

Identity

ARN

arn:aws:iam::aws:policy/AWSSystemsManagerJustInTimeAccessTokenSessionPolicyCopy ARN

Default version

v3

Created

2025-04-17

Last edited

2026-02-12

Services

identitystore, kms, ssm, ssm-guiconnect, sso

Control-plane actions (10)

By access level: 1 Permissions management, 4 Read, 5 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 6 write, tagging or permissions-management actions, short of full control of any service.

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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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": "SsmStartSession",
      "Effect": "Allow",
      "Action": [
        "ssm:StartSession"
      ],
      "Resource": [
        "arn:aws:ssm:*:*:document/SSM-SessionManagerRunShell"
      ]
    },
    {
      "Sid": "GuiConnect",
      "Effect": "Allow",
      "Action": [
        "ssm-guiconnect:CancelConnection",
        "ssm-guiconnect:GetConnection",
        "ssm-guiconnect:StartConnection"
      ],
      "Resource": "*"
    },
    {
      "Sid": "SessionManagerKmsPermission",
      "Effect": "Allow",
      "Action": [
        "kms:GenerateDataKey"
      ],
      "Resource": "arn:aws:kms:*:*:key/*",
      "Condition": {
        "StringEquals": {
          "aws:ResourceTag/SystemsManagerJustInTimeNodeAccessManaged": "true"
        }
      }
    },
    {
      "Sid": "RdpKmsPermission",
      "Effect": "Allow",
      "Action": [
        "kms:CreateGrant"
      ],
      "Resource": "arn:aws:kms:*:*:key/*",
      "Condition": {
        "StringEquals": {
          "aws:ResourceTag/SystemsManagerJustInTimeNodeAccessManaged": "true"
        },
        "StringLike": {
          "kms:ViaService": "ssm-guiconnect.*.amazonaws.com"
        },
        "Bool": {
          "aws:ViaAWSService": "true"
        }
      }
    },
    {
      "Sid": "RdpStartSession",
      "Effect": "Allow",
      "Action": [
        "ssm:StartSession"
      ],
      "Resource": [
        "arn:aws:ssm:*:*:document/AWS-StartPortForwardingSession"
      ],
      "Condition": {
        "StringEquals": {
          "aws:CalledViaFirst": "ssm-guiconnect.amazonaws.com"
        }
      }
    },
    {
      "Sid": "SsmRdpSsoSetup",
      "Effect": "Allow",
      "Action": [
        "sso:ListDirectoryAssociations*",
        "identitystore:DescribeUser",
        "ssm:GetCommandInvocation"
      ],
      "Resource": "*",
      "Condition": {
        "StringEquals": {
          "aws:CalledViaFirst": "ssm-guiconnect.amazonaws.com"
        }
      }
    },
    {
      "Sid": "SsmRdpSsoSetupSendCommand",
      "Effect": "Allow",
      "Action": [
        "ssm:SendCommand"
      ],
      "Resource": [
        "arn:aws:ssm:*:*:document/AWSSSO-CreateSSOUser"
      ],
      "Condition": {
        "StringEquals": {
          "aws:CalledViaFirst": "ssm-guiconnect.amazonaws.com"
        }
      }
    }
  ]
}

Version history

Current version v3, edited by AWS on 2026-02-12. 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/AWSSystemsManagerJustInTimeAccessTokenSessionPolicy
aws iam attach-user-policy --user-name USER_NAME --policy-arn arn:aws:iam::aws:policy/AWSSystemsManagerJustInTimeAccessTokenSessionPolicy
aws iam attach-group-policy --group-name GROUP_NAME --policy-arn arn:aws:iam::aws:policy/AWSSystemsManagerJustInTimeAccessTokenSessionPolicy

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

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

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

Sources

Pending editorial review. No editorial sources are listed yet.

• Official AWS reference for AWSSystemsManagerJustInTimeAccessTokenSessionPolicy
• Report a data issue