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Federated User

Yields temporary AWS security credentials for a federated user with the Atlassian user name and an optional IAM policy Policy (if absent, AWS applies a default)

Note

In order to use the Federated User

Principal Type

principal type, you need to Grant an IAM Group Permission to Create Temporary Credentials! The following example shows a policy that grants permission to access the AWS STS GetFederationToken API - you need to add it to the long-term AWS security credentials you are about to use for federation (i.e. not here in this AWS Connector dialog):

Info
AWS Elastic Beanstalk is the only remaining service not supported by Federated User yet - use Account (IAM User) instead.

Permissions in Temporary Security Credentials for Federated Users

{
  "Version": "2012-10-17",
  "Statement": [{
    "Effect": "Allow",
    "Action": "sts:GetFederationToken",
    "Resource": "*"
  }]
}

Info
Federated User does not allow to access IAM or STS APIs, for example when creating IAM resources via CloudFormation - use or Assume Role for these scenarios instead.

Permissions for GetFederationToken

Grant an IAM Group Permission to Create Temporary Credentials

Assume Role

Yields temporary AWS security credentials for an assumed role with the Atlassian user name and an optional External ID and an optional IAM Policy (if absent, AWS applies a default)

Note

In order to use the Assume Role principal type, you need to Grant an IAM Group Permission to Create Temporary Credentials! The following example shows a policy that grants permission to access the AWS STS AssumeRole API - you need to add it to the long-term AWS security credentials you are about to use for federation (i.e. not here in this AWS Connector dialog):

{
  "Version": "2012-10-17",
  "Statement": [{
    "Effect": "Allow",
    "Action": "sts:AssumeRole",
    "Resource": "arn:aws:iam::123123123123:role/UpdateAPP"
  }]
}

Permissions for AssumeRole

Grant an IAM Group Permission to Create Temporary Credentials

Account (IAM User)

Yields temporary AWS security credentials for the selected IAM user (recommended) or AWS account (disadvised) itself

Info
Account (IAM User) does not allow to specify IAM policies or distinguish users - use Federated User or Assume Role for these features scenarios instead.

Permissions

in Temporary Security Credentials for IAM Users

for GetSessionToken

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