SecretsManagerReadWrite

Summary

Provides read/write access to AWS Secrets Manager via the AWS Management Console. Note: this exludes IAM actions, so combine with IAMFullAccess if rotation configuration is required.

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

Identity

ARN

arn:aws:iam::aws:policy/SecretsManagerReadWriteCopy ARN

Default version

v6

Created

2018-04-04

Last edited

2026-08-25

Services

cloudformation, docdb-elastic, ec2, kms, lambda, rds, redshift, redshift-serverless, s3, secretsmanager, serverlessrepo, tag

Control-plane actions (55)

By access level: 13 List, 4 Permissions management, 15 Read, 4 Tagging, 19 Write.

Data-plane actions (2)

By access level: 1 Read, 1 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 at least 80% of the write and permissions-management actions of: secretsmanager (17 of 17).
• Can read secret values or decrypt data. Reads are not a High privilege rule.

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": "BasePermissions",
      "Effect": "Allow",
      "Action": [
        "secretsmanager:*",
        "cloudformation:CreateChangeSet",
        "cloudformation:DescribeChangeSet",
        "cloudformation:DescribeStackResource",
        "cloudformation:DescribeStacks",
        "cloudformation:ExecuteChangeSet",
        "docdb-elastic:GetCluster",
        "docdb-elastic:ListClusters",
        "ec2:DescribeSecurityGroups",
        "ec2:DescribeSubnets",
        "ec2:DescribeVpcs",
        "kms:DescribeKey",
        "kms:ListAliases",
        "kms:ListKeys",
        "lambda:ListFunctions",
        "rds:DescribeDBClusters",
        "rds:DescribeDBInstances",
        "redshift:DescribeClusters",
        "redshift-serverless:ListWorkgroups",
        "redshift-serverless:GetNamespace",
        "tag:GetResources"
      ],
      "Resource": "*"
    },
    {
      "Sid": "LambdaPermissions",
      "Effect": "Allow",
      "Action": [
        "lambda:AddPermission",
        "lambda:CreateFunction",
        "lambda:GetFunction",
        "lambda:InvokeFunction",
        "lambda:UpdateFunctionConfiguration"
      ],
      "Resource": "arn:aws:lambda:*:*:function:SecretsManager*"
    },
    {
      "Sid": "SARPermissions",
      "Effect": "Allow",
      "Action": [
        "serverlessrepo:CreateCloudFormationChangeSet",
        "serverlessrepo:GetApplication"
      ],
      "Resource": "arn:aws:serverlessrepo:*:*:applications/SecretsManager*"
    },
    {
      "Sid": "S3Permissions",
      "Effect": "Allow",
      "Action": [
        "s3:GetObject"
      ],
      "Resource": [
        "arn:aws:s3:::awsserverlessrepo-changesets*",
        "arn:aws:s3:::secrets-manager-rotation-apps-*/*"
      ]
    },
    {
      "Sid": "CloudFormationTagOnCreate",
      "Effect": "Allow",
      "Action": [
        "cloudformation:TagResource",
        "cloudformation:UntagResource"
      ],
      "Resource": "*",
      "Condition": {
        "StringEquals": {
          "cloudformation:CreateAction": [
            "CreateChangeSet",
            "ExecuteChangeSet"
          ]
        }
      }
    }
  ]
}

Version history

Current version v6, edited by AWS on 2026-08-25. 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/SecretsManagerReadWrite
aws iam attach-user-policy --user-name USER_NAME --policy-arn arn:aws:iam::aws:policy/SecretsManagerReadWrite
aws iam attach-group-policy --group-name GROUP_NAME --policy-arn arn:aws:iam::aws:policy/SecretsManagerReadWrite

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

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

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

Sources

Pending editorial review. No editorial sources are listed yet.

• Official AWS reference for SecretsManagerReadWrite
• Report a data issue