SecurityAgentWebAppPolicy

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Summary

Provides permissions for authenticated users to access the Security Agent Web Application for configuring and executing automated security penetration tests. This policy enables users to manage pentests, view findings, monitor test execution, and interact with AWS resources required for security testing operations.

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

Identity

ARN: arn:aws:iam::aws:policy/SecurityAgentWebAppPolicy
Default version: v3
Created: 2026-02-05
Last edited: 2026-02-12
Services: securityagent

Control-plane actions (32)

By access level: 11 List, 10 Read, 11 Write.

Control-plane actions by service
Service	Granted	Access levels and limits	Granted by
securityagent	32 of 119	11 List, 10 Read, 11 Write; 32 restricted, 32 conditional	securityagent:AddArtifact, securityagent:BatchDeletePentests, securityagent:BatchGetAgentSpaces, securityagent:BatchGetArtifactMetadata, securityagent:BatchGetFindings, securityagent:BatchGetPentestJobContentMetadata, securityagent:BatchGetPentestJobTasks, securityagent:BatchGetPentestJobs, securityagent:BatchGetPentests, securityagent:CreateDesignReview, securityagent:CreatePentest, securityagent:DeleteArtifact and 20 more

securityagent: 32 actions

securityagent:AddArtifact (Write)
securityagent:BatchDeletePentests (Write)
securityagent:BatchGetAgentSpaces (Read)
securityagent:BatchGetArtifactMetadata (Read)
securityagent:BatchGetFindings (Read)
securityagent:BatchGetPentestJobContentMetadata (Read)
securityagent:BatchGetPentestJobTasks (Read)
securityagent:BatchGetPentestJobs (Read)
securityagent:BatchGetPentests (Read)
securityagent:CreateDesignReview (Write)
securityagent:CreatePentest (Write)
securityagent:DeleteArtifact (Write)
securityagent:DeleteDesignReview (Write)
securityagent:GetArtifact (Read)
securityagent:GetDesignReview (Read)
securityagent:GetDesignReviewArtifact (Read)
securityagent:ListAgentSpaces (List)
securityagent:ListArtifacts (List)
securityagent:ListDesignReviewComments (List)
securityagent:ListDesignReviews (List)
securityagent:ListDiscoveredEndpoints (List)
securityagent:ListFindings (List)
securityagent:ListIntegratedResources (List)
securityagent:ListPentestJobTasks (List)
securityagent:ListPentestJobsForPentest (List)
securityagent:ListPentests (List)
securityagent:ListSecurityRequirements (List)
securityagent:StartCodeRemediation (Write)
securityagent:StartPentestJob (Write)
securityagent:StopPentestJob (Write)
securityagent:UpdateFinding (Write)
securityagent:UpdatePentest (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 11 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.

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": "ApplicationAccess",
      "Effect": "Allow",
      "Action": [
        "securityagent:ListAgentSpaces",
        "securityagent:ListSecurityRequirements"
      ],
      "Resource": "*",
      "Condition": {
        "StringEquals": {
          "aws:ResourceAccount": "${aws:PrincipalAccount}"
        }
      }
    },
    {
      "Sid": "AgentSpaceAccess",
      "Effect": "Allow",
      "Action": [
        "securityagent:AddArtifact",
        "securityagent:BatchDeletePentests",
        "securityagent:BatchGetAgentSpaces",
        "securityagent:BatchGetArtifactMetadata",
        "securityagent:BatchGetFindings",
        "securityagent:BatchGetPentestJobs",
        "securityagent:BatchGetPentests",
        "securityagent:BatchGetPentestJobContentMetadata",
        "securityagent:BatchGetPentestJobTasks",
        "securityagent:CreateDesignReview",
        "securityagent:CreatePentest",
        "securityagent:DeleteArtifact",
        "securityagent:GetArtifact",
        "securityagent:DeleteDesignReview",
        "securityagent:GetDesignReview",
        "securityagent:GetDesignReviewArtifact",
        "securityagent:ListArtifacts",
        "securityagent:ListSecurityRequirements",
        "securityagent:ListDiscoveredEndpoints",
        "securityagent:ListDesignReviewComments",
        "securityagent:ListDesignReviews",
        "securityagent:ListFindings",
        "securityagent:ListIntegratedResources",
        "securityagent:ListPentestJobsForPentest",
        "securityagent:ListPentests",
        "securityagent:ListPentestJobTasks",
        "securityagent:StartCodeRemediation",
        "securityagent:StartPentestJob",
        "securityagent:StopPentestJob",
        "securityagent:UpdateFinding",
        "securityagent:UpdatePentest"
      ],
      "Resource": "arn:aws:securityagent:*:*:agent-space*",
      "Condition": {
        "StringEquals": {
          "aws:ResourceAccount": "${aws:PrincipalAccount}"
        }
      }
    }
  ]
}

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 CLI

aws iam attach-role-policy --role-name ROLE_NAME --policy-arn arn:aws:iam::aws:policy/SecurityAgentWebAppPolicy
aws iam attach-user-policy --user-name USER_NAME --policy-arn arn:aws:iam::aws:policy/SecurityAgentWebAppPolicy
aws iam attach-group-policy --group-name GROUP_NAME --policy-arn arn:aws:iam::aws:policy/SecurityAgentWebAppPolicy

CloudFormation

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

Terraform

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

CDK (TypeScript)

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

Sources

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