_PrincipalTypesTable

Principal Type	Explanation	Credential lifetime (min/max/default)	Learn more at AWS
Federated User	Yields temporary AWS security credentials for a federated user with the Atlassian user name and an optional, yet typically required IAM Policy (check Omit IAM Policy when resource-based policies are used instead) In order to use the Federated User principal type, you need to Grant an IAM Group Permission to Create Temporary Credentials! This example policy grants permission to access the AWS STS `GetFederationToken` API once added to the long-term AWS security credentials you are about to use for federation (i.e. not here in this AWS Connector dialog): Example IAM Policy Expand source { "Version": "2012-10-17", "Statement": [{ "Effect": "Allow", "Action": "sts:GetFederationToken", "Resource": "" }] } Federated User* does not allow to access IAM or STS APIs, for example when creating IAM resources via CloudFormation - use Assume Role for these scenarios instead.	IAM user: 15m/36hr/12hr Root account: 15m/1hr/1hr	Temporary Credentials for Federated Users Permissions for GetFederationToken Grant an IAM Group Permission to Create Temporary Credentials `GetFederationToken API action`
Assumed 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) In order to use the Assumed Role principal type, you need to Grant an IAM Group Permission to Create Temporary Credentials! This example policy grants permission to access the AWS STS `AssumeRole` API once added to the long-term AWS security credentials you are about to use for federation (i.e. not here in this AWS Connector dialog): Example IAM Policy Expand source { "Version": "2012-10-17", "Statement": [{ "Effect": "Allow", "Action": "sts:AssumeRole", "Resource": "arn:aws:iam::123123123123:role/UpdateAPP" }] }	15m/12hr/1hr ¹⁾	Temporary Credentials for Delegated API Access Permissions for AssumeRole Grant an IAM Group Permission to Create Temporary Credentials `AssumeRole API action`
IAM User (session token)	Yields temporary AWS security credentials for the selected IAM user (recommended) or AWS account (disadvised) itself IAM User (session token) does not allow to specify IAM policies or distinguish users - use Federated User or Assume Role for these scenarios instead.	IAM user: 15m/36hr/12hr Root account: 15m/1hr/1hr	Temporary Credentials for IAM Users Permissions for GetSessionToken `GetSessionToken API action`
Notes	^{1) The 12hr maximum is only available with an appropriately configured Maximum Session Duration Setting for a Role.}