EC2FastLaunchServiceRolePolicy

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Summary

Policy grants ec2fastlaunch to prepare and manage preprovisioned snapshots in customer's account & publish related metrics.

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

Identity

ARN: arn:aws:iam::aws:policy/aws-service-role/EC2FastLaunchServiceRolePolicy
Default version: v7
Created: 2022-01-10
Last edited: 2026-02-12
Services: cloudformation, cloudwatch, ec2, events, iam, kms

Control-plane actions (30)

By access level: 14 List, 1 Read, 1 Tagging, 14 Write.

Control-plane actions by service
Service	Granted	Access levels and limits	Granted by
CloudFormation	1 of 104	1 List; 0 restricted, 0 conditional	cloudformation:DescribeStacks
EC2	21 of 834	11 List, 1 Tagging, 9 Write; 10 restricted, 9 conditional	ec2:CreateLaunchTemplate, ec2:CreateSnapshot, ec2:CreateTags, ec2:DeleteLaunchTemplate, ec2:DeleteNetworkInterface, ec2:DeleteSnapshot, ec2:DeleteVolume, ec2:DescribeImages, ec2:DescribeInstanceAttribute, ec2:DescribeInstanceStatus, ec2:DescribeInstanceTypeOfferings, ec2:DescribeInstances and 9 more
EventBridge	6 of 71	1 List, 1 Read, 4 Write; 6 restricted, 4 conditional	events:DeleteRule, events:DescribeRule, events:ListTargetsByRule, events:PutRule, events:PutTargets, events:RemoveTargets
IAM	1 of 190	1 Write; 1 restricted, 1 conditional	iam:PassRole
KMS	1 of 58	1 List; 0 restricted, 0 conditional	kms:ListRetirableGrants

CloudFormation: 1 actions

cloudformation:DescribeStacks (List)

EC2: 21 actions

ec2:CreateLaunchTemplate (Write)
ec2:CreateSnapshot (Write)
ec2:CreateTags (Tagging)
ec2:DeleteLaunchTemplate (Write)
ec2:DeleteNetworkInterface (Write)
ec2:DeleteSnapshot (Write)
ec2:DeleteVolume (Write)
ec2:DescribeImages (List)
ec2:DescribeInstanceAttribute (List)
ec2:DescribeInstanceStatus (List)
ec2:DescribeInstanceTypeOfferings (List)
ec2:DescribeInstances (List)
ec2:DescribeLaunchTemplateVersions (List)
ec2:DescribeLaunchTemplates (List)
ec2:DescribeNetworkInterfaces (List)
ec2:DescribeSnapshots (List)
ec2:DescribeSubnets (List)
ec2:DescribeVolumes (List)
ec2:RunInstances (Write)
ec2:StopInstances (Write)
ec2:TerminateInstances (Write)

EventBridge: 6 actions

events:DeleteRule (Write)
events:DescribeRule (Read)
events:ListTargetsByRule (List)
events:PutRule (Write)
events:PutTargets (Write)
events:RemoveTargets (Write)

IAM: 1 actions

iam:PassRole (Write)

KMS: 1 actions

kms:ListRetirableGrants (List)

Data-plane actions (1)

By access level: 1 Write.

Data-plane actions by service
Service	Granted	Access levels and limits	Granted by
CloudWatch	1 of 5	1 Write; 1 restricted, 1 conditional	cloudwatch:PutMetricData

CloudWatch: 1 actions

cloudwatch:PutMetricData (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: No (service-linked role policy).

Why this tier

Grants 16 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).

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.

Same service

Same domain

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": "AllowRunInstances",
      "Effect": "Allow",
      "Action": [
        "ec2:RunInstances"
      ],
      "Resource": [
        "arn:aws:ec2:*:*:subnet/*",
        "arn:aws:ec2:*:*:network-interface/*",
        "arn:aws:ec2:*::image/*",
        "arn:aws:ec2:*:*:key-pair/*",
        "arn:aws:ec2:*:*:security-group/*",
        "arn:aws:ec2:*:*:launch-template/*",
        "arn:aws:license-manager:*:*:license-configuration:*"
      ]
    },
    {
      "Sid": "AllowRunInstancesOnFastLaunchCreatedResources",
      "Effect": "Allow",
      "Action": [
        "ec2:RunInstances"
      ],
      "Resource": [
        "arn:aws:ec2:*:*:volume/*",
        "arn:aws:ec2:*:*:instance/*"
      ],
      "Condition": {
        "StringEquals": {
          "aws:RequestTag/CreatedBy": "EC2 Fast Launch"
        }
      }
    },
    {
      "Sid": "AllowPassRole",
      "Effect": "Allow",
      "Action": "iam:PassRole",
      "Resource": "*",
      "Condition": {
        "StringEquals": {
          "iam:PassedToService": [
            "ec2.amazonaws.com",
            "ec2.amazonaws.com.cn"
          ]
        }
      }
    },
    {
      "Sid": "AllowStopAndTerminateInstances",
      "Effect": "Allow",
      "Action": [
        "ec2:StopInstances",
        "ec2:TerminateInstances"
      ],
      "Resource": [
        "arn:aws:ec2:*:*:instance/*"
      ],
      "Condition": {
        "StringEquals": {
          "aws:ResourceTag/CreatedBy": "EC2 Fast Launch"
        }
      }
    },
    {
      "Sid": "AllowCreateSnapshot",
      "Effect": "Allow",
      "Action": "ec2:CreateSnapshot",
      "Resource": [
        "arn:aws:ec2:*:*:volume/*"
      ],
      "Condition": {
        "StringEquals": {
          "aws:ResourceTag/CreatedBy": "EC2 Fast Launch"
        }
      }
    },
    {
      "Sid": "AllowCreateTaggedSnapshot",
      "Effect": "Allow",
      "Action": "ec2:CreateSnapshot",
      "Resource": [
        "arn:aws:ec2:*:*:snapshot/*"
      ],
      "Condition": {
        "StringEquals": {
          "aws:RequestTag/CreatedBy": "EC2 Fast Launch"
        },
        "StringLike": {
          "aws:RequestTag/CreatedByLaunchTemplateVersion": "*"
        },
        "ForAnyValue:StringEquals": {
          "aws:TagKeys": [
            "CreatedByLaunchTemplateName",
            "CreatedByLaunchTemplateId"
          ]
        }
      }
    },
    {
      "Sid": "AllowCreateLaunchTemplate",
      "Effect": "Allow",
      "Action": "ec2:CreateLaunchTemplate",
      "Resource": "arn:aws:ec2:*:*:launch-template/*",
      "Condition": {
        "StringEquals": {
          "aws:RequestTag/CreatedBy": "EC2 Fast Launch"
        }
      }
    },
    {
      "Sid": "AllowCreateTags",
      "Effect": "Allow",
      "Action": "ec2:CreateTags",
      "Resource": [
        "arn:aws:ec2:*:*:volume/*",
        "arn:aws:ec2:*:*:instance/*",
        "arn:aws:ec2:*:*:snapshot/*",
        "arn:aws:ec2:*:*:launch-template/*"
      ],
      "Condition": {
        "StringEquals": {
          "ec2:CreateAction": [
            "CreateSnapshot",
            "RunInstances",
            "CreateLaunchTemplate"
          ]
        }
      }
    },
    {
      "Sid": "AllowDeleteSnapshots",
      "Effect": "Allow",
      "Action": [
        "ec2:DeleteSnapshot"
      ],
      "Resource": [
        "arn:aws:ec2:*:*:snapshot/*"
      ],
      "Condition": {
        "StringEquals": {
          "aws:ResourceTag/CreatedBy": "EC2 Fast Launch"
        }
      }
    },
    {
      "Sid": "AllowDeleteVolumes",
      "Effect": "Allow",
      "Action": [
        "ec2:DeleteVolume"
      ],
      "Resource": [
        "arn:aws:ec2:*:*:volume/*"
      ],
      "Condition": {
        "StringEquals": {
          "aws:ResourceTag/CreatedBy": "EC2 Fast Launch"
        }
      }
    },
    {
      "Sid": "AllowDeleteNetworkInterfaces",
      "Effect": "Allow",
      "Action": [
        "ec2:DeleteNetworkInterface"
      ],
      "Resource": [
        "arn:aws:ec2:*:*:network-interface/*"
      ],
      "Condition": {
        "StringEquals": {
          "aws:ResourceTag/CreatedBy": "EC2 Fast Launch"
        }
      }
    },
    {
      "Sid": "AllowDescribeActions",
      "Effect": "Allow",
      "Action": [
        "ec2:DescribeImages",
        "ec2:DescribeSnapshots",
        "ec2:DescribeSubnets",
        "ec2:DescribeInstanceAttribute",
        "ec2:DescribeInstanceStatus",
        "ec2:DescribeInstances",
        "ec2:DescribeInstanceTypeOfferings",
        "ec2:DescribeLaunchTemplateVersions",
        "ec2:DescribeLaunchTemplates",
        "ec2:DescribeVolumes",
        "ec2:DescribeNetworkInterfaces",
        "cloudformation:DescribeStacks"
      ],
      "Resource": "*"
    },
    {
      "Sid": "AllowPutMetricData",
      "Effect": "Allow",
      "Action": "cloudwatch:PutMetricData",
      "Resource": "*",
      "Condition": {
        "StringEquals": {
          "cloudwatch:namespace": "AWS/EC2"
        }
      }
    },
    {
      "Sid": "AllowEventsRuleMutations",
      "Effect": "Allow",
      "Action": [
        "events:DeleteRule",
        "events:RemoveTargets",
        "events:PutRule",
        "events:PutTargets"
      ],
      "Condition": {
        "StringEquals": {
          "events:ManagedBy": "ec2fastlaunch.amazonaws.com"
        }
      },
      "Resource": [
        "arn:aws:events:*:*:rule/FastLaunch*"
      ]
    },
    {
      "Sid": "AllowEventsRuleNonMutations",
      "Effect": "Allow",
      "Action": [
        "events:ListTargetsByRule",
        "events:DescribeRule"
      ],
      "Resource": [
        "arn:aws:events:*:*:rule/FastLaunch*"
      ]
    },
    {
      "Sid": "AllowKMSActions",
      "Effect": "Allow",
      "Action": "kms:ListRetirableGrants",
      "Resource": "*"
    },
    {
      "Sid": "AllowDeleteFastLaunchLaunchTemplates",
      "Effect": "Allow",
      "Action": [
        "ec2:DeleteLaunchTemplate"
      ],
      "Resource": "*",
      "Condition": {
        "StringEquals": {
          "aws:ResourceTag/CreatedBy": "EC2 Fast Launch"
        }
      }
    }
  ]
}

Version history

Current version v7, 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

This policy cannot be attached to users, groups or roles, so there are no attach snippets.

Sources

Pending editorial review. No editorial sources are listed yet.