DBModVirtualSource

Summary

Provides permissions for the database connector used by ATXHelix during the offline (DMS-free) database modernization workflow

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

Identity

ARN

arn:aws:iam::aws:policy/DBModVirtualSourceCopy ARN

Default version

v1

Created

2026-07-06

Last edited

2026-07-06

Services

ec2, iam, kms, rds, rds-data, s3, secretsmanager

Control-plane actions (34)

By access level: 12 List, 7 Read, 3 Tagging, 12 Write.

Data-plane actions (5)

By access level: 1 List, 1 Read, 3 Write.

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 18 write, tagging or permissions-management actions, short of full control of any service.
• Grants data-plane write actions on a data store, 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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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": [
        "ec2:DescribeInstances",
        "ec2:DescribeSubnets",
        "ec2:DescribeVpcs",
        "ec2:DescribeSecurityGroups",
        "ec2:DescribeAvailabilityZones",
        "ec2:DescribeVpcEndpoints",
        "ec2:DescribeInternetGateways",
        "rds:DescribeDBInstances",
        "rds:DescribeDBClusters",
        "rds:DescribeDBSubnetGroups",
        "secretsmanager:ListSecrets",
        "kms:ListAliases",
        "kms:DescribeKey"
      ],
      "Resource": "*"
    },
    {
      "Effect": "Allow",
      "Action": "rds:ModifyDBSubnetGroup",
      "Resource": "arn:aws:rds:*:*:subgrp:*",
      "Condition": {
        "StringEquals": {
          "aws:ResourceAccount": "${aws:PrincipalAccount}"
        }
      }
    },
    {
      "Effect": "Allow",
      "Action": [
        "rds:EnableHttpEndpoint",
        "rds:DisableHttpEndpoint",
        "rds-data:ExecuteStatement"
      ],
      "Resource": "arn:aws:rds:*:*:cluster:*",
      "Condition": {
        "StringEquals": {
          "aws:ResourceTag/Project": "atx-db-modernization",
          "aws:ResourceTag/Owner": "database-connector",
          "aws:ResourceAccount": "${aws:PrincipalAccount}"
        }
      }
    },
    {
      "Effect": "Allow",
      "Action": [
        "iam:GetPolicy",
        "iam:GetPolicyVersion"
      ],
      "Resource": "arn:aws:iam::*:policy/*",
      "Condition": {
        "StringEquals": {
          "aws:ResourceAccount": "${aws:PrincipalAccount}"
        }
      }
    },
    {
      "Effect": "Allow",
      "Action": "kms:Decrypt",
      "Resource": "arn:aws:kms:*:*:key/*",
      "Condition": {
        "StringEquals": {
          "aws:ResourceAccount": "${aws:PrincipalAccount}"
        },
        "StringLike": {
          "kms:EncryptionContext:SecretArn": "arn:aws:secretsmanager:*:${aws:PrincipalAccount}:secret:*",
          "kms:ViaService": "secretsmanager.*.amazonaws.com"
        }
      }
    },
    {
      "Effect": "Allow",
      "Action": "secretsmanager:UpdateSecret",
      "Resource": "arn:aws:secretsmanager:*:*:secret:atx-db-modernization-*",
      "Condition": {
        "StringEquals": {
          "aws:ResourceTag/Project": "atx-db-modernization",
          "aws:ResourceTag/Owner": "database-connector",
          "aws:ResourceAccount": "${aws:PrincipalAccount}"
        }
      }
    },
    {
      "Effect": "Allow",
      "Action": [
        "secretsmanager:CreateSecret",
        "secretsmanager:TagResource"
      ],
      "Resource": "arn:aws:secretsmanager:*:*:secret:atx-db-modernization-*",
      "Condition": {
        "StringEquals": {
          "aws:RequestTag/Project": "atx-db-modernization",
          "aws:RequestTag/Owner": "database-connector",
          "aws:ResourceTag/Project": "atx-db-modernization",
          "aws:ResourceTag/Owner": "database-connector",
          "aws:ResourceAccount": "${aws:PrincipalAccount}"
        }
      }
    },
    {
      "Effect": "Allow",
      "Action": [
        "s3:CreateBucket",
        "s3:PutBucketTagging",
        "s3:PutBucketVersioning",
        "s3:ListBucket",
        "s3:GetObject",
        "s3:GetBucketLocation",
        "s3:PutObject",
        "s3:DeleteObject",
        "s3:GetBucketVersioning"
      ],
      "Resource": [
        "arn:aws:s3:::atx-db-modernization-*",
        "arn:aws:s3:::atx-db-modernization-*/*"
      ],
      "Condition": {
        "StringEquals": {
          "aws:ResourceAccount": "${aws:PrincipalAccount}"
        }
      }
    },
    {
      "Effect": "Allow",
      "Action": [
        "rds:CreateDBSubnetGroup",
        "rds:CreateDBCluster",
        "rds:CreateDBInstance",
        "rds:AddTagsToResource"
      ],
      "Resource": [
        "arn:aws:rds:*:*:subgrp:*",
        "arn:aws:rds:*:*:cluster:*",
        "arn:aws:rds:*:*:db:*"
      ],
      "Condition": {
        "StringEquals": {
          "aws:RequestTag/Project": "atx-db-modernization",
          "aws:RequestTag/Owner": "database-connector",
          "aws:ResourceAccount": "${aws:PrincipalAccount}"
        }
      }
    },
    {
      "Effect": "Allow",
      "Action": [
        "secretsmanager:GetSecretValue",
        "secretsmanager:DescribeSecret"
      ],
      "Resource": "arn:aws:secretsmanager:*:*:secret:*",
      "Condition": {
        "StringEquals": {
          "aws:ResourceAccount": "${aws:PrincipalAccount}",
          "aws:ResourceTag/Project": "atx-db-modernization",
          "aws:ResourceTag/Owner": "database-connector"
        }
      }
    },
    {
      "Effect": "Allow",
      "Action": "iam:CreateServiceLinkedRole",
      "Resource": "arn:aws:iam::*:role/aws-service-role/rds.amazonaws.com/AWSServiceRoleForRDS",
      "Condition": {
        "StringLike": {
          "iam:AWSServiceName": "rds.amazonaws.com"
        },
        "StringEquals": {
          "aws:ResourceAccount": "${aws:PrincipalAccount}"
        }
      }
    }
  ]
}

Version history

Current version v1, edited by AWS on 2026-07-06. 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/DBModVirtualSource
aws iam attach-user-policy --user-name USER_NAME --policy-arn arn:aws:iam::aws:policy/DBModVirtualSource
aws iam attach-group-policy --group-name GROUP_NAME --policy-arn arn:aws:iam::aws:policy/DBModVirtualSource

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

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

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

Sources

Pending editorial review. No editorial sources are listed yet.

• Official AWS reference for DBModVirtualSource
• Report a data issue