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AWS IAM: Added KMS:Decrypt permission with wildcard resource in AAM policy

Service: IAM · 2026-08-12 · Documentation high

File: IAM/latest/UserGuide/aam-security.md · Type: encryption

Summary

Policy changes include broadening resource scope to '*' in multiple statements, adding new actions for identity/organization services, and introducing a DependentKMSActions statement allowing kms:Decrypt on any resource.

Security assessment

The evidence shows a wildcard resource added for kms:Decrypt, potentially allowing decryption of any KMS key in the account if compromised, which violates least privilege.

Evidence

+          "Resource": "*"

Diff

diff --git a/IAM/latest/UserGuide/aam-security.md b/IAM/latest/UserGuide/aam-security.md
index 9abde15c6..8935cf49e 100644
--- a//IAM/latest/UserGuide/aam-security.md
+++ b//IAM/latest/UserGuide/aam-security.md
@@ -33 +33 @@ To administer account access manager settings in the AWS organization management
-          "Sid": "AAMCreateApplicationOnIdentityCenterInstance",
+          "Sid": "AAMCreateApplication",
@@ -36 +36 @@ To administer account access manager settings in the AWS organization management
-          "Resource": "arn:aws:sso:::instance/ssoins-EXAMPLE1234567890"
+          "Resource": "*"
@@ -42,2 +41,0 @@ To administer account access manager settings in the AWS organization management
-            "account-access:GetApplication",
-            "account-access:DeleteApplication",
@@ -44,0 +43 @@ To administer account access manager settings in the AWS organization management
+            "account-access:DeleteApplication",
@@ -45,0 +45 @@ To administer account access manager settings in the AWS organization management
+            "account-access:GetApplication",
@@ -64,2 +63,0 @@ To administer account access manager settings in the AWS organization management
-            "sso:DescribeInstance",
-            "sso:DescribeRegion",
@@ -69,2 +67,4 @@ To administer account access manager settings in the AWS organization management
-            "sso:PutApplicationAuthenticationMethod",
-            "sso:PutApplicationGrant",
+            "sso:DescribeInstance",
+            "sso:DescribeRegion",
+            "sso:ListInstances",
+            "sso:PutApplicationAccessScope",
@@ -72 +72,20 @@ To administer account access manager settings in the AWS organization management
-            "sso:PutApplicationAccessScope"
+            "sso:PutApplicationAuthenticationMethod",
+            "sso:PutApplicationGrant"
+          ],
+          "Resource": "*"
+        },
+        {
+          "Sid": "DependentIdentityStoreActions",
+          "Effect": "Allow",
+          "Action": [
+            "identitystore:DescribeGroup",
+            "identitystore:DescribeUser",
+            "identitystore:ListGroupMemberships",
+            "sso-directory:DescribeGroup",
+            "sso-directory:DescribeGroups",
+            "sso-directory:DescribeUser",
+            "sso-directory:DescribeUsers",
+            "sso-directory:ListGroupsForUser",
+            "sso-directory:ListMembersInGroup",
+            "sso-directory:SearchGroups",
+            "sso-directory:SearchUsers"
@@ -79,0 +99 @@ To administer account access manager settings in the AWS organization management
+            "organizations:DescribeAccount",
@@ -81 +101,6 @@ To administer account access manager settings in the AWS organization management
-            "organizations:ListAWSServiceAccessForOrganization"
+            "organizations:ListAccounts",
+            "organizations:ListAccountsForParent",
+            "organizations:ListAWSServiceAccessForOrganization",
+            "organizations:ListDelegatedAdministrators",
+            "organizations:ListOrganizationalUnitsForParent",
+            "organizations:ListRoots"
@@ -84,0 +110,6 @@ To administer account access manager settings in the AWS organization management
+        {
+          "Sid": "DependentKMSActions",
+          "Effect": "Allow",
+          "Action": "kms:Decrypt",
+          "Resource": "*"
+        },
@@ -89 +120 @@ To administer account access manager settings in the AWS organization management
-          "Resource": "arn:aws:iam::111122223333:role/aws-service-role/account-access.amazonaws.com/AWSServiceRoleForAccountAccess",
+          "Resource": "arn:aws:iam::111122223333:role/aws-service-role/account-access.amazonaws.com/AWSServiceRoleForAccountAccessManager",
@@ -99 +130 @@ To administer account access manager settings in the AWS organization management
-**Optional:** To constrain `account-access:CreateApplication` by tag, use:
+**Optional:** To constrain `account-access:CreateApplication` by tag, replace the AAMCreateApplication statement with:
@@ -106 +137 @@ To administer account access manager settings in the AWS organization management
-      "Resource": "arn:aws:sso:::instance/ssoins-EXAMPLE1234567890",
+      "Resource": "*",
@@ -119,16 +149,0 @@ To administer account access manager settings in the AWS organization management
-**Optional:** To use a customer managed KMS key, include:
-    
-    
-    {
-      "Sid": "CustomerManagedKeyForAccountAccessManager",
-      "Effect": "Allow",
-      "Action": [
-        "kms:DescribeKey",
-        "kms:Decrypt",
-        "kms:GenerateDataKeyWithoutPlaintext",
-        "kms:ReEncryptFrom",
-        "kms:ReEncryptTo"
-      ],
-      "Resource": "arn:aws:kms:*:111122223333:key/EXAMPLE-KEY-ID"
-    }
-
@@ -142,2 +157,2 @@ To administer account access manager settings in the AWS organization management
-        "organizations:RegisterDelegatedAdministrator",
-        "organizations:DeregisterDelegatedAdministrator"
+        "organizations:DeregisterDelegatedAdministrator",
+        "organizations:RegisterDelegatedAdministrator"
@@ -164,0 +180 @@ To assign IAM roles to your workforce users and groups from the AWS organization
+            "account-access:GetApplication",
@@ -166,2 +182 @@ To assign IAM roles to your workforce users and groups from the AWS organization
-            "account-access:ListEntitlements",
-            "account-access:GetApplication"
+            "account-access:ListEntitlements"
@@ -175,0 +191,39 @@ To assign IAM roles to your workforce users and groups from the AWS organization
+        },
+        {
+          "Sid": "DependentIdentityCenterActions",
+          "Effect": "Allow",
+          "Action": "sso:ListInstances",
+          "Resource": "*"
+        },
+        {
+          "Sid": "DependentIdentityStoreActions",
+          "Effect": "Allow",
+          "Action": [
+            "identitystore:DescribeGroup",
+            "identitystore:DescribeUser",
+            "identitystore:ListGroupMemberships",
+            "sso-directory:DescribeGroup",
+            "sso-directory:DescribeGroups",
+            "sso-directory:DescribeUser",
+            "sso-directory:DescribeUsers",
+            "sso-directory:ListGroupsForUser",
+            "sso-directory:ListMembersInGroup",
+            "sso-directory:SearchGroups",
+            "sso-directory:SearchUsers"
+          ],
+          "Resource": "*"
+        },
+        {
+          "Sid": "DependentOrganizationsActions",
+          "Effect": "Allow",
+          "Action": [
+            "organizations:DescribeAccount",
+            "organizations:DescribeOrganization",
+            "organizations:ListAccounts",
+            "organizations:ListAccountsForParent",
+            "organizations:ListAWSServiceAccessForOrganization",
+            "organizations:ListDelegatedAdministrators",
+            "organizations:ListOrganizationalUnitsForParent",
+            "organizations:ListRoots"
+          ],
+          "Resource": "*"
@@ -192 +245,0 @@ To administer account access manager settings from a delegated administration ac
-            "account-access:GetApplication",
@@ -194,0 +248 @@ To administer account access manager settings from a delegated administration ac
+            "account-access:GetApplication",
@@ -207,0 +262,44 @@ To administer account access manager settings from a delegated administration ac
+        },
+        {
+          "Sid": "DependentIdentityCenterActions",
+          "Effect": "Allow",
+          "Action": [
+            "sso:DescribeApplication",
+            "sso:DescribeInstance",
+            "sso:DescribeRegion",
+            "sso:ListInstances"
+          ],
+          "Resource": "*"
+        },
+        {
+          "Sid": "DependentIdentityStoreActions",
+          "Effect": "Allow",
+          "Action": [
+            "identitystore:DescribeGroup",
+            "identitystore:DescribeUser",
+            "identitystore:ListGroupMemberships",
+            "sso-directory:DescribeGroup",
+            "sso-directory:DescribeGroups",
+            "sso-directory:DescribeUser",
+            "sso-directory:DescribeUsers",
+            "sso-directory:ListGroupsForUser",
+            "sso-directory:ListMembersInGroup",
+            "sso-directory:SearchGroups",
+            "sso-directory:SearchUsers"
+          ],
+          "Resource": "*"
+        },
+        {
+          "Sid": "DependentOrganizationsActions",
+          "Effect": "Allow",
+          "Action": [
+            "organizations:DescribeAccount",
+            "organizations:DescribeOrganization",
+            "organizations:ListAccounts",
+            "organizations:ListAccountsForParent",
+            "organizations:ListAWSServiceAccessForOrganization",
+            "organizations:ListDelegatedAdministrators",
+            "organizations:ListOrganizationalUnitsForParent",
+            "organizations:ListRoots"
+          ],
+          "Resource": "*"
@@ -223,0 +322 @@ To assign IAM roles to workforce users and groups from a delegated administratio
+            "account-access:GetApplication",
@@ -225,2 +324 @@ To assign IAM roles to workforce users and groups from a delegated administratio
-            "account-access:ListEntitlements",
-            "account-access:GetApplication"
+            "account-access:ListEntitlements"
@@ -234,0 +333,39 @@ To assign IAM roles to workforce users and groups from a delegated administratio
+        },