# Identity and Access Management for Amazon ElastiCache
AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM) is an AWS service that helps an administrator securely control access to AWS resources. IAM administrators control who can be *authenticated* (signed in) and *authorized* (have permissions) to use ElastiCache resources. IAM is an AWS service that you can use with no additional charge.
**Topics**
+ [Audience](#security_iam_audience)
+ [Authenticating with identities](#security_iam_authentication)
+ [Managing access using policies](#security_iam_access-manage)
+ [How Amazon ElastiCache works with IAM](security_iam_service-with-iam.md)
+ [Identity-based policy examples for Amazon ElastiCache](security_iam_id-based-policy-examples.md)
+ [Troubleshooting Amazon ElastiCache identity and access](security_iam_troubleshoot.md)
+ [Access control](#iam.accesscontrol)
+ [Overview of managing access permissions to your ElastiCache resources](IAM.Overview.md)
## Audience
How you use AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM) differs based on your role:
+ **Service user** - request permissions from your administrator if you cannot access features (see [Troubleshooting Amazon ElastiCache identity and access](security_iam_troubleshoot.md))
+ **Service administrator** - determine user access and submit permission requests (see [How Amazon ElastiCache works with IAM](security_iam_service-with-iam.md))
+ **IAM administrator** - write policies to manage access (see [Identity-based policy examples for Amazon ElastiCache](security_iam_id-based-policy-examples.md))
## Authenticating with identities
Authentication is how you sign in to AWS using your identity credentials. You must be authenticated as the AWS account root user, an IAM user, or by assuming an IAM role.
You can sign in as a federated identity using credentials from an identity source like AWS IAM Identity Center (IAM Identity Center), single sign-on authentication, or Google/Facebook credentials. For more information about signing in, see [How to sign in to your AWS account](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/signin/latest/userguide/how-to-sign-in.html) in the *AWS Sign-In User Guide*.
For programmatic access, AWS provides an SDK and CLI to cryptographically sign requests. For more information, see [AWS Signature Version 4 for API requests](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/IAM/latest/UserGuide/reference_sigv.html) in the *IAM User Guide*.
### AWS account root user
When you create an AWS account, you begin with one sign-in identity called the AWS account *root user* that has complete access to all AWS services and resources. We strongly recommend that you don't use the root user for everyday tasks. For tasks that require root user credentials, see [Tasks that require root user credentials](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/IAM/latest/UserGuide/id_root-user.html#root-user-tasks) in the *IAM User Guide*.
### Federated identity
As a best practice, require human users to use federation with an identity provider to access AWS services using temporary credentials.
A *federated identity* is a user from your enterprise directory, web identity provider, or Directory Service that accesses AWS services using credentials from an identity source. Federated identities assume roles that provide temporary credentials.
For centralized access management, we recommend AWS IAM Identity Center. For more information, see [What is IAM Identity Center?](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/singlesignon/latest/userguide/what-is.html) in the *AWS IAM Identity Center User Guide*.
### IAM users and groups
An *[IAM user](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/IAM/latest/UserGuide/id_users.html)* is an identity with specific permissions for a single person or application. We recommend using temporary credentials instead of IAM users with long-term credentials. For more information, see [Require human users to use federation with an identity provider to access AWS using temporary credentials](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/IAM/latest/UserGuide/best-practices.html#bp-users-federation-idp) in the *IAM User Guide*.
An [https://docs.aws.amazon.com/IAM/latest/UserGuide/id_groups.html](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/IAM/latest/UserGuide/id_groups.html) specifies a collection of IAM users and makes permissions easier to manage for large sets of users. For more information, see [Use cases for IAM users](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/IAM/latest/UserGuide/gs-identities-iam-users.html) in the *IAM User Guide*.
### IAM roles
An *[IAM role](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/IAM/latest/UserGuide/id_roles.html)* is an identity with specific permissions that provides temporary credentials. You can assume a role by [switching from a user to an IAM role (console)](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/IAM/latest/UserGuide/id_roles_use_switch-role-console.html) or by calling an AWS CLI or AWS API operation. For more information, see [Methods to assume a role](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/IAM/latest/UserGuide/id_roles_manage-assume.html) in the *IAM User Guide*.
IAM roles are useful for federated user access, temporary IAM user permissions, cross-account access, cross-service access, and applications running on Amazon EC2. For more information, see [Cross account resource access in IAM](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/IAM/latest/UserGuide/access_policies-cross-account-resource-access.html) in the *IAM User Guide*.
## Managing access using policies
You control access in AWS by creating policies and attaching them to AWS identities or resources. A policy defines permissions when associated with an identity or resource. AWS evaluates these policies when a principal makes a request. Most policies are stored in AWS as JSON documents. For more information about JSON policy documents, see [Overview of JSON policies](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/IAM/latest/UserGuide/access_policies.html#access_policies-json) in the *IAM User Guide*.
Using policies, administrators specify who has access to what by defining which **principal** can perform **actions** on what **resources**, and under what **conditions**.
By default, users and roles have no permissions. An IAM administrator creates IAM policies and adds them to roles, which users can then assume. IAM policies define permissions regardless of the method used to perform the operation.
### Identity-based policies
Identity-based policies are JSON permissions policy documents that you attach to an identity (user, group, or role). These policies control what actions identities can perform, on which resources, and under what conditions. To learn how to create an identity-based policy, see [Define custom IAM permissions with customer managed policies](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/IAM/latest/UserGuide/access_policies_create.html) in the *IAM User Guide*.
Identity-based policies can be *inline policies* (embedded directly into a single identity) or *managed policies* (standalone policies attached to multiple identities). To learn how to choose between managed and inline policies, see [Choose between managed policies and inline policies](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/IAM/latest/UserGuide/access_policies-choosing-managed-or-inline.html) in the *IAM User Guide*.
### Resource-based policies
Resource-based policies are JSON policy documents that you attach to a resource. Examples include IAM *role trust policies* and Amazon S3 *bucket policies*. In services that support resource-based policies, service administrators can use them to control access to a specific resource. You must [specify a principal](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/IAM/latest/UserGuide/reference_policies_elements_principal.html) in a resource-based policy.
Resource-based policies are inline policies that are located in that service. You can't use AWS managed policies from IAM in a resource-based policy.
### Other policy types
AWS supports additional policy types that can set the maximum permissions granted by more common policy types:
+ **Permissions boundaries** – Set the maximum permissions that an identity-based policy can grant to an IAM entity. For more information, see [Permissions boundaries for IAM entities](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/IAM/latest/UserGuide/access_policies_boundaries.html) in the *IAM User Guide*.
+ **Service control policies (SCPs)** – Specify the maximum permissions for an organization or organizational unit in AWS Organizations. For more information, see [Service control policies](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/organizations/latest/userguide/orgs_manage_policies_scps.html) in the *AWS Organizations User Guide*.
+ **Resource control policies (RCPs)** – Set the maximum available permissions for resources in your accounts. For more information, see [Resource control policies (RCPs)](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/organizations/latest/userguide/orgs_manage_policies_rcps.html) in the *AWS Organizations User Guide*.
+ **Session policies** – Advanced policies passed as a parameter when creating a temporary session for a role or federated user. For more information, see [Session policies](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/IAM/latest/UserGuide/access_policies.html#policies_session) in the *IAM User Guide*.
### Multiple policy types
When multiple types of policies apply to a request, the resulting permissions are more complicated to understand. To learn how AWS determines whether to allow a request when multiple policy types are involved, see [Policy evaluation logic](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/IAM/latest/UserGuide/reference_policies_evaluation-logic.html) in the *IAM User Guide*.
# How Amazon ElastiCache works with IAM
Before you use IAM to manage access to ElastiCache, learn what IAM features are available to use with ElastiCache.
**IAM features you can use with Amazon ElastiCache**
| IAM feature | ElastiCache support |
| --- | --- |
| [Identity-based policies](#security_iam_service-with-iam-id-based-policies) | Yes |
| [Resource-based policies](#security_iam_service-with-iam-resource-based-policies) | No |
| [Policy actions](#security_iam_service-with-iam-id-based-policies-actions) | Yes |
| [Policy resources](#security_iam_service-with-iam-id-based-policies-resources) | Yes |
| [Policy condition keys](#security_iam_service-with-iam-id-based-policies-conditionkeys) | Yes |
| [ACLs](#security_iam_service-with-iam-acls) | Yes |
| [ABAC (tags in policies)](#security_iam_service-with-iam-tags) | Yes |
| [Temporary credentials](#security_iam_service-with-iam-roles-tempcreds) | Yes |
| [Principal permissions](#security_iam_service-with-iam-principal-permissions) | Yes |
| [Service roles](#security_iam_service-with-iam-roles-service) | Yes |
| [Service-linked roles](#security_iam_service-with-iam-roles-service-linked) | Yes |
To get a high-level view of how ElastiCache and other AWS services work with most IAM features, see [AWS services that work with IAM](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/IAM/latest/UserGuide/reference_aws-services-that-work-with-iam.html) in the *IAM User Guide*.
## Identity-based policies for ElastiCache
**Supports identity-based policies:** Yes
Identity-based policies are JSON permissions policy documents that you can attach to an identity, such as an IAM user, group of users, or role. These policies control what actions users and roles can perform, on which resources, and under what conditions. To learn how to create an identity-based policy, see [Define custom IAM permissions with customer managed policies](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/IAM/latest/UserGuide/access_policies_create.html) in the *IAM User Guide*.
With IAM identity-based policies, you can specify allowed or denied actions and resources as well as the conditions under which actions are allowed or denied. To learn about all of the elements that you can use in a JSON policy, see [IAM JSON policy elements reference](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/IAM/latest/UserGuide/reference_policies_elements.html) in the *IAM User Guide*.
### Identity-based policy examples for ElastiCache
To view examples of ElastiCache identity-based policies, see [Identity-based policy examples for Amazon ElastiCache](security_iam_id-based-policy-examples.md).
## Resource-based policies within ElastiCache
**Supports resource-based policies:** No
Resource-based policies are JSON policy documents that you attach to a resource. Examples of resource-based policies are IAM *role trust policies* and Amazon S3 *bucket policies*. In services that support resource-based policies, service administrators can use them to control access to a specific resource. For the resource where the policy is attached, the policy defines what actions a specified principal can perform on that resource and under what conditions. You must [specify a principal](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/IAM/latest/UserGuide/reference_policies_elements_principal.html) in a resource-based policy. Principals can include accounts, users, roles, federated users, or AWS services.
To enable cross-account access, you can specify an entire account or IAM entities in another account as the principal in a resource-based policy. For more information, see [Cross account resource access in IAM](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/IAM/latest/UserGuide/access_policies-cross-account-resource-access.html) in the *IAM User Guide*.
## Policy actions for ElastiCache
**Supports policy actions:** Yes
Administrators can use AWS JSON policies to specify who has access to what. That is, which **principal** can perform **actions** on what **resources**, and under what **conditions**.
The `Action` element of a JSON policy describes the actions that you can use to allow or deny access in a policy. Include actions in a policy to grant permissions to perform the associated operation.
To see a list of ElastiCache actions, see [Actions Defined by Amazon ElastiCache](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/service-authorization/latest/reference/list_amazonelasticache.html#amazonelasticache-actions-as-permissions) in the *Service Authorization Reference*.
Policy actions in ElastiCache use the following prefix before the action:
```
elasticache
```
To specify multiple actions in a single statement, separate them with commas.
```
"Action": [
"elasticache:action1",
"elasticache:action2"
]
```
You can specify multiple actions using wildcards (\$1). For example, to specify all actions that begin with the word `Describe`, include the following action:
```
"Action": "elasticache:Describe*"
```
To view examples of ElastiCache identity-based policies, see [Identity-based policy examples for Amazon ElastiCache](security_iam_id-based-policy-examples.md).
## Policy resources for ElastiCache
**Supports policy resources:** Yes
Administrators can use AWS JSON policies to specify who has access to what. That is, which **principal** can perform **actions** on what **resources**, and under what **conditions**.
The `Resource` JSON policy element specifies the object or objects to which the action applies. As a best practice, specify a resource using its [Amazon Resource Name (ARN)](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/IAM/latest/UserGuide/reference-arns.html). For actions that don't support resource-level permissions, use a wildcard (\$1) to indicate that the statement applies to all resources.
```
"Resource": "*"
```
To see a list of ElastiCache resource types and their ARNs, see [Resources Defined by Amazon ElastiCache](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/service-authorization/latest/reference/list_amazonelasticache.html#amazonelasticache-resources-for-iam-policies) in the *Service Authorization Reference*. To learn with which actions you can specify the ARN of each resource, see [Actions Defined by Amazon ElastiCache](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/service-authorization/latest/reference/list_amazonelasticache.html#amazonelasticache-actions-as-permissions).
To view examples of ElastiCache identity-based policies, see [Identity-based policy examples for Amazon ElastiCache](security_iam_id-based-policy-examples.md).
## Policy condition keys for ElastiCache
**Supports service-specific policy condition keys:** Yes
Administrators can use AWS JSON policies to specify who has access to what. That is, which **principal** can perform **actions** on what **resources**, and under what **conditions**.
The `Condition` element specifies when statements execute based on defined criteria. You can create conditional expressions that use [condition operators](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/IAM/latest/UserGuide/reference_policies_elements_condition_operators.html), such as equals or less than, to match the condition in the policy with values in the request. To see all AWS global condition keys, see [AWS global condition context keys](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/IAM/latest/UserGuide/reference_policies_condition-keys.html) in the *IAM User Guide*.
To see a list of ElastiCache condition keys, see [Condition Keys for Amazon ElastiCache](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/service-authorization/latest/reference/list_amazonelasticache.html#amazonelasticache-policy-keys) in the *Service Authorization Reference*. To learn with which actions and resources you can use a condition key, see [Actions Defined by Amazon ElastiCache](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/service-authorization/latest/reference/list_amazonelasticache.html#amazonelasticache-actions-as-permissions).
To view examples of ElastiCache identity-based policies, see [Identity-based policy examples for Amazon ElastiCache](security_iam_id-based-policy-examples.md).
## Access control lists (ACLs) in ElastiCache
**Supports ACLs:** Yes
Access control lists (ACLs) control which principals (account members, users, or roles) have permissions to access a resource. ACLs are similar to resource-based policies, although they do not use the JSON policy document format.
## Attribute-based access control (ABAC) with ElastiCache
**Supports ABAC (tags in policies):** Yes
Attribute-based access control (ABAC) is an authorization strategy that defines permissions based on attributes called tags. You can attach tags to IAM entities and AWS resources, then design ABAC policies to allow operations when the principal's tag matches the tag on the resource.
To control access based on tags, you provide tag information in the [condition element](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/IAM/latest/UserGuide/reference_policies_elements_condition.html) of a policy using the `aws:ResourceTag/key-name`, `aws:RequestTag/key-name`, or `aws:TagKeys` condition keys.
If a service supports all three condition keys for every resource type, then the value is **Yes** for the service. If a service supports all three condition keys for only some resource types, then the value is **Partial**.
For more information about ABAC, see [Define permissions with ABAC authorization](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/IAM/latest/UserGuide/introduction_attribute-based-access-control.html) in the *IAM User Guide*. To view a tutorial with steps for setting up ABAC, see [Use attribute-based access control (ABAC)](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/IAM/latest/UserGuide/tutorial_attribute-based-access-control.html) in the *IAM User Guide*.
## Using Temporary credentials with ElastiCache
**Supports temporary credentials:** Yes
Temporary credentials provide short-term access to AWS resources and are automatically created when you use federation or switch roles. AWS recommends that you dynamically generate temporary credentials instead of using long-term access keys. For more information, see [Temporary security credentials in IAM](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/IAM/latest/UserGuide/id_credentials_temp.html) and [AWS services that work with IAM](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/IAM/latest/UserGuide/reference_aws-services-that-work-with-iam.html) in the *IAM User Guide*.
## Cross-service principal permissions for ElastiCache
**Supports forward access sessions (FAS):** Yes
Forward access sessions (FAS) use the permissions of the principal calling an AWS service, combined with the requesting AWS service to make requests to downstream services. For policy details when making FAS requests, see [Forward access sessions](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/IAM/latest/UserGuide/access_forward_access_sessions.html).
## Service roles for ElastiCache
**Supports service roles:** Yes
A service role is an [IAM role](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/IAM/latest/UserGuide/id_roles.html) that a service assumes to perform actions on your behalf. An IAM administrator can create, modify, and delete a service role from within IAM. For more information, see [Create a role to delegate permissions to an AWS service](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/IAM/latest/UserGuide/id_roles_create_for-service.html) in the *IAM User Guide*.
**Warning**
Changing the permissions for a service role might break ElastiCache functionality. Edit service roles only when ElastiCache provides guidance to do so.
## Service-linked roles for ElastiCache
**Supports service-linked roles:** Yes
A service-linked role is a type of service role that is linked to an AWS service. The service can assume the role to perform an action on your behalf. Service-linked roles appear in your AWS account and are owned by the service. An IAM administrator can view, but not edit the permissions for service-linked roles.
For details about creating or managing service-linked roles, see [AWS services that work with IAM](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/IAM/latest/UserGuide/reference_aws-services-that-work-with-iam.html). Find a service in the table that includes a `Yes` in the **Service-linked role** column. Choose the **Yes** link to view the service-linked role documentation for that service.
# Identity-based policy examples for Amazon ElastiCache
By default, users and roles don't have permission to create or modify ElastiCache resources. To grant users permission to perform actions on the resources that they need, an IAM administrator can create IAM policies.
To learn how to create an IAM identity-based policy by using these example JSON policy documents, see [Create IAM policies (console)](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/IAM/latest/UserGuide/access_policies_create-console.html) in the *IAM User Guide*.
For details about actions and resource types defined by ElastiCache, including the format of the ARNs for each of the resource types, see [Actions, Resources, and Condition Keys for Amazon ElastiCache](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/service-authorization/latest/reference/list_amazonelasticache.html) in the *Service Authorization Reference*.
**Topics**
+ [Policy best practices](#security_iam_service-with-iam-policy-best-practices)
+ [Using the ElastiCache console](#security_iam_id-based-policy-examples-console)
+ [Allow users to view their own permissions](#security_iam_id-based-policy-examples-view-own-permissions)
## Policy best practices
Identity-based policies determine whether someone can create, access, or delete ElastiCache resources in your account. These actions can incur costs for your AWS account. When you create or edit identity-based policies, follow these guidelines and recommendations:
+ **Get started with AWS managed policies and move toward least-privilege permissions** – To get started granting permissions to your users and workloads, use the *AWS managed policies* that grant permissions for many common use cases. They are available in your AWS account. We recommend that you reduce permissions further by defining AWS customer managed policies that are specific to your use cases. For more information, see [AWS managed policies](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/IAM/latest/UserGuide/access_policies_managed-vs-inline.html#aws-managed-policies) or [AWS managed policies for job functions](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/IAM/latest/UserGuide/access_policies_job-functions.html) in the *IAM User Guide*.
+ **Apply least-privilege permissions** – When you set permissions with IAM policies, grant only the permissions required to perform a task. You do this by defining the actions that can be taken on specific resources under specific conditions, also known as *least-privilege permissions*. For more information about using IAM to apply permissions, see [ Policies and permissions in IAM](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/IAM/latest/UserGuide/access_policies.html) in the *IAM User Guide*.
+ **Use conditions in IAM policies to further restrict access** – You can add a condition to your policies to limit access to actions and resources. For example, you can write a policy condition to specify that all requests must be sent using SSL. You can also use conditions to grant access to service actions if they are used through a specific AWS service, such as CloudFormation. For more information, see [ IAM JSON policy elements: Condition](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/IAM/latest/UserGuide/reference_policies_elements_condition.html) in the *IAM User Guide*.
+ **Use IAM Access Analyzer to validate your IAM policies to ensure secure and functional permissions** – IAM Access Analyzer validates new and existing policies so that the policies adhere to the IAM policy language (JSON) and IAM best practices. IAM Access Analyzer provides more than 100 policy checks and actionable recommendations to help you author secure and functional policies. For more information, see [Validate policies with IAM Access Analyzer](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/IAM/latest/UserGuide/access-analyzer-policy-validation.html) in the *IAM User Guide*.
+ **Require multi-factor authentication (MFA)** – If you have a scenario that requires IAM users or a root user in your AWS account, turn on MFA for additional security. To require MFA when API operations are called, add MFA conditions to your policies. For more information, see [ Secure API access with MFA](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/IAM/latest/UserGuide/id_credentials_mfa_configure-api-require.html) in the *IAM User Guide*.
For more information about best practices in IAM, see [Security best practices in IAM](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/IAM/latest/UserGuide/best-practices.html) in the *IAM User Guide*.
## Using the ElastiCache console
To access the Amazon ElastiCache console, you must have a minimum set of permissions. These permissions must allow you to list and view details about the ElastiCache resources in your AWS account. If you create an identity-based policy that is more restrictive than the minimum required permissions, the console won't function as intended for entities (users or roles) with that policy.
You don't need to allow minimum console permissions for users that are making calls only to the AWS CLI or the AWS API. Instead, allow access to only the actions that match the API operation that they're trying to perform.
To ensure that users and roles can still use the ElastiCache console, also attach the ElastiCache `ConsoleAccess` or `ReadOnly` AWS managed policy to the entities. For more information, see [Adding permissions to a user](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/IAM/latest/UserGuide/id_users_change-permissions.html#users_change_permissions-add-console) in the *IAM User Guide*.
## Allow users to view their own permissions
This example shows how you might create a policy that allows IAM users to view the inline and managed policies that are attached to their user identity. This policy includes permissions to complete this action on the console or programmatically using the AWS CLI or AWS API.
```
{
"Version": "2012-10-17",
"Statement": [
{
"Sid": "ViewOwnUserInfo",
"Effect": "Allow",
"Action": [
"iam:GetUserPolicy",
"iam:ListGroupsForUser",
"iam:ListAttachedUserPolicies",
"iam:ListUserPolicies",
"iam:GetUser"
],
"Resource": ["arn:aws:iam::*:user/${aws:username}"]
},
{
"Sid": "NavigateInConsole",
"Effect": "Allow",
"Action": [
"iam:GetGroupPolicy",
"iam:GetPolicyVersion",
"iam:GetPolicy",
"iam:ListAttachedGroupPolicies",
"iam:ListGroupPolicies",
"iam:ListPolicyVersions",
"iam:ListPolicies",
"iam:ListUsers"
],
"Resource": "*"
}
]
}
```
# Troubleshooting Amazon ElastiCache identity and access
Use the following information to help you diagnose and fix common issues that you might encounter when working with ElastiCache and IAM.
**Topics**
+ [I am not authorized to perform an action in ElastiCache](#security_iam_troubleshoot-no-permissions)
+ [I am not authorized to perform iam:PassRole](#security_iam_troubleshoot-passrole)
+ [I want to allow people outside of my AWS account to access my ElastiCache resources](#security_iam_troubleshoot-cross-account-access)
## I am not authorized to perform an action in ElastiCache
If the AWS Management Console tells you that you're not authorized to perform an action, then you must contact your administrator for assistance. Your administrator is the person that provided you with your user name and password.
The following example error occurs when the `mateojackson` user tries to use the console to view details about a fictional `my-example-widget` resource but does not have the fictional `elasticache:GetWidget` permissions.
```
User: arn:aws:iam::123456789012:user/mateojackson is not authorized to perform: elasticache:GetWidget on resource: my-example-widget
```
In this case, Mateo asks his administrator to update his policies to allow him to access the `my-example-widget` resource using the `elasticache:GetWidget` action.
## I am not authorized to perform iam:PassRole
If you receive an error that you're not authorized to perform the `iam:PassRole` action, your policies must be updated to allow you to pass a role to ElastiCache.
Some AWS services allow you to pass an existing role to that service instead of creating a new service role or service-linked role. To do this, you must have permissions to pass the role to the service.
The following example error occurs when an IAM user named `marymajor` tries to use the console to perform an action in ElastiCache. However, the action requires the service to have permissions that are granted by a service role. Mary does not have permissions to pass the role to the service.
```
User: arn:aws:iam::123456789012:user/marymajor is not authorized to perform: iam:PassRole
```
In this case, Mary's policies must be updated to allow her to perform the `iam:PassRole` action.
If you need help, contact your AWS administrator. Your administrator is the person who provided you with your sign-in credentials.
## I want to allow people outside of my AWS account to access my ElastiCache resources
You can create a role that users in other accounts or people outside of your organization can use to access your resources. You can specify who is trusted to assume the role. For services that support resource-based policies or access control lists (ACLs), you can use those policies to grant people access to your resources.
To learn more, consult the following:
+ To learn whether ElastiCache supports these features, see [How Amazon ElastiCache works with IAM](security_iam_service-with-iam.md).
+ To learn how to provide access to your resources across AWS accounts that you own, see [Providing access to an IAM user in another AWS account that you own](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/IAM/latest/UserGuide/id_roles_common-scenarios_aws-accounts.html) in the *IAM User Guide*.
+ To learn how to provide access to your resources to third-party AWS accounts, see [Providing access to AWS accounts owned by third parties](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/IAM/latest/UserGuide/id_roles_common-scenarios_third-party.html) in the *IAM User Guide*.
+ To learn how to provide access through identity federation, see [Providing access to externally authenticated users (identity federation)](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/IAM/latest/UserGuide/id_roles_common-scenarios_federated-users.html) in the *IAM User Guide*.
+ To learn the difference between using roles and resource-based policies for cross-account access, see [Cross account resource access in IAM](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/IAM/latest/UserGuide/access_policies-cross-account-resource-access.html) in the *IAM User Guide*.
## Access control
You can have valid credentials to authenticate your requests, but unless you have permissions you cannot create or access ElastiCache resources. For example, you must have permissions to create an ElastiCache cluster.
The following sections describe how to manage permissions for ElastiCache. We recommend that you read the overview first.
+ [Overview of managing access permissions to your ElastiCache resources](IAM.Overview.md)
+ [Using identity-based policies (IAM policies) for Amazon ElastiCache](IAM.IdentityBasedPolicies.md)
# Overview of managing access permissions to your ElastiCache resources
Every AWS resource is owned by an AWS account, and permissions to create or access a resource are governed by permissions policies. An account administrator can attach permissions policies to IAM identities (that is, users, groups, and roles). In addition, Amazon ElastiCache also supports attaching permissions policies to resources.
**Note**
An *account administrator* (or administrator user) is a user with administrator privileges. For more information, see [IAM Best Practices](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/IAM/latest/UserGuide/best-practices.html) in the *IAM User Guide*.
To provide access, add permissions to your users, groups, or roles:
+ Users and groups in AWS IAM Identity Center:
Create a permission set. Follow the instructions in [Create a permission set](https://docs.aws.amazon.com//singlesignon/latest/userguide/howtocreatepermissionset.html) in the *AWS IAM Identity Center User Guide*.
+ Users managed in IAM through an identity provider:
Create a role for identity federation. Follow the instructions in [Create a role for a third-party identity provider (federation)](https://docs.aws.amazon.com//IAM/latest/UserGuide/id_roles_create_for-idp.html) in the *IAM User Guide*.
+ IAM users:
+ Create a role that your user can assume. Follow the instructions in [Create a role for an IAM user](https://docs.aws.amazon.com//IAM/latest/UserGuide/id_roles_create_for-user.html) in the *IAM User Guide*.
+ (Not recommended) Attach a policy directly to a user or add a user to a user group. Follow the instructions in [Adding permissions to a user (console)](https://docs.aws.amazon.com//IAM/latest/UserGuide/id_users_change-permissions.html#users_change_permissions-add-console) in the *IAM User Guide*.
**Topics**
+ [Amazon ElastiCache resources and operations](#IAM.Overview.ResourcesAndOperations)
+ [Understanding resource ownership](#access-control-resource-ownership)
+ [Managing access to resources](#IAM.Overview.ManagingAccess)
+ [AWS managed policies for Amazon ElastiCache](security-iam-awsmanpol.md)
+ [Using identity-based policies (IAM policies) for Amazon ElastiCache](IAM.IdentityBasedPolicies.md)
+ [Resource-level permissions](IAM.ResourceLevelPermissions.md)
+ [Using condition keys](IAM.ConditionKeys.md)
+ [Using Service-Linked Roles for Amazon ElastiCache](using-service-linked-roles.md)
+ [ElastiCache API permissions: Actions, resources, and conditions reference](IAM.APIReference.md)
## Amazon ElastiCache resources and operations
To see a list of ElastiCache resource types and their ARNs, see [Resources Defined by Amazon ElastiCache](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/service-authorization/latest/reference/list_amazonelasticache.html#amazonelasticache-resources-for-iam-policies) in the *Service Authorization Reference*. To learn with which actions you can specify the ARN of each resource, see [Actions Defined by Amazon ElastiCache](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/service-authorization/latest/reference/list_amazonelasticache.html#amazonelasticache-actions-as-permissions).
## Understanding resource ownership
A *resource owner* is the AWS account that created the resource. That is, the resource owner is the AWS account of the principal entity that authenticates the request that creates the resource. A *principal entity* can be the root account, an IAM user, or an IAM role). The following examples illustrate how this works:
+ Suppose that you use the root account credentials of your AWS account to create a cache cluster. In this case, your AWS account is the owner of the resource. In ElastiCache, the resource is the cluster.
+ Suppose that you create an IAM user in your AWS account and grant permissions to create a cluster to that user. In this case, the user can create a cluster. However, your AWS account, to which the user belongs, owns the cluster resource.
+ Suppose that you create an IAM role in your AWS account with permissions to create a cluster. In this case, anyone who can assume the role can create a cluster. Your AWS account, to which the role belongs, owns the cache cluster resource.
## Managing access to resources
A *permissions policy* describes who has access to what. The following section explains the available options for creating permissions policies.
**Note**
This section discusses using IAM in the context of Amazon ElastiCache. It doesn't provide detailed information about the IAM service. For complete IAM documentation, see [What Is IAM?](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/IAM/latest/UserGuide/introduction.html) in the *IAM User Guide*. For information about IAM policy syntax and descriptions, see [AWS IAM Policy Reference](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/IAM/latest/UserGuide/reference_policies.html) in the *IAM User Guide*.
Policies attached to an IAM identity are referred to as *identity-based* policies (IAM policies). Policies attached to a resource are referred to as *resource-based* policies.
**Topics**
+ [Identity-based policies (IAM policies)](#IAM.Overview.ManagingAccess.IdentityBasedPolicies)
+ [Specifying policy elements: Actions, effects, resources, and principals](#IAM.Overview.PolicyElements)
+ [Specifying conditions in a policy](#IAM.Overview.Conditions)
### Identity-based policies (IAM policies)
You can attach policies to IAM identities. For example, you can do the following:
+ **Attach a permissions policy to a user or a group in your account** – An account administrator can use a permissions policy that is associated with a particular user to grant permissions. In this case, the permissions are for that user to create an ElastiCache resource, such as a cluster, parameter group, or security group.
+ **Attach a permissions policy to a role (grant cross-account permissions)** – You can attach an identity-based permissions policy to an IAM role to grant cross-account permissions. For example, the administrator in Account A can create a role to grant cross-account permissions to another AWS account (for example, Account B) or an AWS service as follows:
1. Account A administrator creates an IAM role and attaches a permissions policy to the role that grants permissions on resources in Account A.
1. Account A administrator attaches a trust policy to the role identifying Account B as the principal who can assume the role.
1. Account B administrator can then delegate permissions to assume the role to any users in Account B. Doing this allows users in Account B to create or access resources in Account A. In some cases, you might want to grant an AWS service permissions to assume the role. To support this approach, the principal in the trust policy can also be an AWS service principal.
For more information about using IAM to delegate permissions, see [Access Management](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/IAM/latest/UserGuide/access.html) in the *IAM User Guide*.
The following is an example policy that allows a user to perform the `DescribeCacheClusters` action for your AWS account. ElastiCache also supports identifying specific resources using the resource ARNs for API actions. (This approach is also referred to as resource-level permissions).
------
#### [ JSON ]
****
```
{
"Version":"2012-10-17",
"Statement": [
{
"Sid": "DescribeCacheClusters",
"Effect": "Allow",
"Action": [
"elasticache:DescribeCacheClusters"
],
"Resource": "arn:aws:iam::*:role/*"
}
]
}
```
------
For more information about using identity-based policies with ElastiCache, see [Using identity-based policies (IAM policies) for Amazon ElastiCache](IAM.IdentityBasedPolicies.md). For more information about users, groups, roles, and permissions, see [Identities (Users, Groups, and Roles](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/IAM/latest/UserGuide/id.html) in the *IAM User Guide*.
### Specifying policy elements: Actions, effects, resources, and principals
For each Amazon ElastiCache resource (see [Amazon ElastiCache resources and operations](#IAM.Overview.ResourcesAndOperations)), the service defines a set of API operations (see [Actions](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonElastiCache/latest/APIReference/API_Operations.html)). To grant permissions for these API operations, ElastiCache defines a set of actions that you can specify in a policy. For example, for the ElastiCache cluster resource, the following actions are defined: `CreateCacheCluster`, `DeleteCacheCluster`, and `DescribeCacheCluster`. Performing an API operation can require permissions for more than one action.
The following are the most basic policy elements:
+ **Resource** – In a policy, you use an Amazon Resource Name (ARN) to identify the resource to which the policy applies. For more information, see [Amazon ElastiCache resources and operations](#IAM.Overview.ResourcesAndOperations).
+ **Action** – You use action keywords to identify resource operations that you want to allow or deny. For example, depending on the specified `Effect`, the `elasticache:CreateCacheCluster` permission allows or denies the user permissions to perform the Amazon ElastiCache `CreateCacheCluster` operation.
+ **Effect** – You specify the effect when the user requests the specific action—this can be either allow or deny. If you don't explicitly grant access to (allow) a resource, access is implicitly denied. You can also explicitly deny access to a resource. For example, you might do this to make sure that a user can't access a resource, even if a different policy grants access.
+ **Principal** – In identity-based policies (IAM policies), the user that the policy is attached to is the implicit principal. For resource-based policies, you specify the user, account, service, or other entity that you want to receive permissions (applies to resource-based policies only).
To learn more about IAM policy syntax and descriptions, see [AWS IAM Policy Reference](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/IAM/latest/UserGuide/reference_policies.html) in the *IAM User Guide*.
For a table showing all of the Amazon ElastiCache API actions, see [ElastiCache API permissions: Actions, resources, and conditions reference](IAM.APIReference.md).
### Specifying conditions in a policy
When you grant permissions, you can use the IAM policy language to specify the conditions when a policy should take effect. For example, you might want a policy to be applied only after a specific date. For more information about specifying conditions in a policy language, see [Condition](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/IAM/latest/UserGuide/reference_policies_elements.html#Condition) in the *IAM User Guide*.
To express conditions, you use predefined condition keys. To use ElastiCache-specific condition keys, see [Using condition keys](IAM.ConditionKeys.md). There are AWS-wide condition keys that you can use as appropriate. For a complete list of AWS-wide keys, see [Available Keys for Conditions](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/IAM/latest/UserGuide/reference_policies_elements.html#AvailableKeys) in the *IAM User Guide*.
# AWS managed policies for Amazon ElastiCache
An AWS managed policy is a standalone policy that is created and administered by AWS. AWS managed policies are designed to provide permissions for many common use cases so that you can start assigning permissions to users, groups, and roles.
Keep in mind that AWS managed policies might not grant least-privilege permissions for your specific use cases because they're available for all AWS customers to use. We recommend that you reduce permissions further by defining [ customer managed policies](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/IAM/latest/UserGuide/access_policies_managed-vs-inline.html#customer-managed-policies) that are specific to your use cases.
You cannot change the permissions defined in AWS managed policies. If AWS updates the permissions defined in an AWS managed policy, the update affects all principal identities (users, groups, and roles) that the policy is attached to. AWS is most likely to update an AWS managed policy when a new AWS service is launched or new API operations become available for existing services.
For more information, see [AWS managed policies](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/IAM/latest/UserGuide/access_policies_managed-vs-inline.html#aws-managed-policies) in the *IAM User Guide*.
## AWS managed policy: ElastiCacheServiceRolePolicy
You can't attach ElastiCacheServiceRolePolicy to your IAM entities. This policy is attached to a service-linked role that allows ElastiCache to perform actions on your behalf.
This policy allows ElastiCache to manage AWS resources on your behalf as necessary for managing your cache:
+ `ec2` – Manage EC2 networking resources to attach to cache nodes, including VPC endpoints (for serverless caches), Elastic Network Interfaces (ENIs) (for node-based clusters), and security groups.
+ `cloudwatch` – Emit metric data from the service into CloudWatch.
+ `outposts` – Allow creation of cache nodes on AWS Outposts.
You can find the [ElastiCacheServiceRolePolicy](https://console.aws.amazon.com/iam/home#policies/arn:aws:iam::aws:policy/ElastiCacheServiceRolePolicy) policy on the IAM console and [ElastiCacheServiceRolePolicy](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/aws-managed-policy/latest/reference/ElastiCacheServiceRolePolicy.html) in the *AWS Managed Policy Reference Guide*.
## AWS managed policy: AmazonElastiCacheFullAccess
You can attach the `AmazonElastiCacheFullAccess` policy to your IAM identities.
This policy allows principals full access to ElastiCache using the AWS Management Console:
+ `elasticache` — Access all APIs.
+ `iam` — Create service-linked role necessary for service operation.
+ `ec2` — Describe dependent EC2 resources necessary for cache creation (VPC, subnet, security group) and allow creation of VPC endpoints (for serverless caches).
+ `kms` — Allow usage of customer-managed CMKs for encryption-at-rest.
+ `cloudwatch` — Allow access to metrics to display ElastiCache metrics in the console.
+ `application-autoscaling` — Allow access to describe autoscaling policies for caches.
+ `logs` — Used to populate log streams for log delivery functionality in the console.
+ `firehose` — Used to populate delivery streams for log delivery functionality in the console.
+ `s3` — Used to populate S3 buckets for snapshot restore functionality in the console.
+ `outposts` — Used to populate AWS Outposts for cache creation in the console.
+ `sns` — Used to populate SNS topics for notification functionality in the console.
You can find the [AmazonElastiCacheFullAccess](https://console.aws.amazon.com/iam/home#policies/arn:aws:iam::aws:policy/AmazonElastiCacheFullAccess) policy on the IAM console and [AmazonElastiCacheFullAccess](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/aws-managed-policy/latest/reference/AmazonElastiCacheFullAccess.html) in the *AWS Managed Policy Reference Guide*.
## AWS managed policy: AmazonElastiCacheReadOnlyAccess
You can attach the `AmazonElastiCacheReadOnlyAccess` policy to your IAM identities.
This policy allows principals read-only access to ElastiCache using the AWS Management Console:
+ `elasticache` — Access read-only `Describe` APIs.
You can find the [AmazonElastiCacheReadOnlyAccess](https://console.aws.amazon.com/iam/home#policies/arn:aws:iam::aws:policy/AmazonElastiCacheReadOnlyAccess) policy on the IAM console and [AmazonElastiCacheReadOnlyAccess](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/aws-managed-policy/latest/reference/AmazonElastiCacheReadOnlyAccess.html) in the *AWS Managed Policy Reference Guide*.
## ElastiCache updates to AWS managed policies
View details about updates to AWS managed policies for ElastiCache since this service began tracking these changes. For automatic alerts about changes to this page, subscribe to the RSS feed on the ElastiCache Document history page.
| Change | Description | Date |
| --- | --- | --- |
| [AmazonElastiCacheFullAccess](#security-iam-awsmanpol-AmazonElastiCacheFullAccess) – Update to an existing policy | ElastiCache added new permissions to allow vertical scaling for MemCached, for the action `elasticache:ModifyCacheCluster`. | March 27, 2025 |
| [AmazonElastiCacheFullAccess](#security-iam-awsmanpol-AmazonElastiCacheFullAccess) – Update to an existing policy | ElastiCache added new permissions to allow management of serverless caches, and to enable usage of all service features via the console. | November 27, 2023 |
| [ElastiCacheServiceRolePolicy](#security-iam-awsmanpol-ElastiCacheServiceRolePolicy) – Update to an existing policy | ElastiCache added new permissions to allow management of VPC endpoints for serverless cache resources. | November 27, 2023 |
| ElastiCache started tracking changes | ElastiCache started tracking changes for its AWS managed policies. | February 07, 2020 |
# Using identity-based policies (IAM policies) for Amazon ElastiCache
This topic provides examples of identity-based policies in which an account administrator can attach permissions policies to IAM identities (that is, users, groups, and roles).
**Important**
We recommend that you first read the topics that explain the basic concepts and options to manage access to Amazon ElastiCache resources. For more information, see [Overview of managing access permissions to your ElastiCache resources](IAM.Overview.md).
The sections in this topic cover the following:
+ [AWS managed policies for Amazon ElastiCache](security-iam-awsmanpol.md)
+ [Customer-managed policy examples](#IAM.IdentityBasedPolicies.CustomerManagedPolicies)
The following shows an example of a permissions policy when using Redis OSS.
------
#### [ JSON ]
****
```
{
"Version":"2012-10-17",
"Statement": [
{
"Sid": "AllowClusterPermissions",
"Effect": "Allow",
"Action": [
"elasticache:CreateServerlessCache",
"elasticache:CreateCacheCluster",
"elasticache:DescribeServerlessCaches",
"elasticache:DescribeReplicationGroups",
"elasticache:DescribeCacheClusters",
"elasticache:ModifyServerlessCache",
"elasticache:ModifyReplicationGroup",
"elasticache:ModifyCacheCluster"
],
"Resource": "*"
},
{
"Sid": "AllowUserToPassRole",
"Effect": "Allow",
"Action": [ "iam:PassRole" ],
"Resource": "arn:aws:iam::123456789012:role/EC2-roles-for-cluster"
}
]
}
```
------
The following shows an example of a permissions policy when using Memcached.
------
#### [ JSON ]
****
```
{
"Version":"2012-10-17",
"Statement": [{
"Sid": "AllowClusterPermissions",
"Effect": "Allow",
"Action": [
"elasticache:CreateServerlessCache",
"elasticache:CreateCacheCluster",
"elasticache:DescribeServerlessCaches",
"elasticache:DescribeCacheClusters",
"elasticache:ModifyServerlessCache",
"elasticache:ModifyCacheCluster"
],
"Resource": "*"
},
{
"Sid": "AllowUserToPassRole",
"Effect": "Allow",
"Action": [ "iam:PassRole" ],
"Resource": "arn:aws:iam::123456789012:role/EC2-roles-for-cluster"
}
]
}
```
------
The policy has two statements:
+ The first statement grants permissions for the Amazon ElastiCache actions (`elasticache:Create*`, `elasticache:Describe*`, `elasticache:Modify*`)
+ The second statement grants permissions for the IAM action (`iam:PassRole`) on the IAM role name specified at the end of the `Resource` value.
The policy doesn't specify the `Principal` element because in an identity-based policy you don't specify the principal who gets the permission. When you attach policy to a user, the user is the implicit principal. When you attach a permissions policy to an IAM role, the principal identified in the role's trust policy gets the permissions.
For a table showing all of the Amazon ElastiCache API actions and the resources that they apply to, see [ElastiCache API permissions: Actions, resources, and conditions reference](IAM.APIReference.md).
## Customer-managed policy examples
If you are not using a default policy and choose to use a custom-managed policy, ensure one of two things. Either you should have permissions to call `iam:createServiceLinkedRole` (for more information, see [Example 4: Allow a user to call IAM CreateServiceLinkedRole API](#create-service-linked-role-policy)). Or you should have created an ElastiCache service-linked role.
When combined with the minimum permissions needed to use the Amazon ElastiCache console, the example policies in this section grant additional permissions. The examples are also relevant to the AWS SDKs and the AWS CLI.
For instructions on setting up IAM users and groups, see [Creating Your First IAM User and Administrators Group](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/IAM/latest/UserGuide/getting-started_create-admin-group.html) in the *IAM User Guide*.
**Important**
Always test your IAM policies thoroughly before using them in production. Some ElastiCache actions that appear simple can require other actions to support them when you are using the ElastiCache console. For example, `elasticache:CreateCacheCluster` grants permissions to create ElastiCache clusters. However, to perform this operation, the ElastiCache console uses a number of `Describe` and `List` actions to populate console lists.
**Topics**
+ [Example 1: Allow a user read-only access to ElastiCache resources](#example-allow-list-current-elasticache-resources)
+ [Example 2: Allow a user to perform common ElastiCache system administrator tasks](#example-allow-specific-elasticache-actions)
+ [Example 3: Allow a user to access all ElastiCache API actions](#allow-unrestricted-access)
+ [Example 4: Allow a user to call IAM CreateServiceLinkedRole API](#create-service-linked-role-policy)
+ [Example 5: Allow a user to connect to serverless cache using IAM authentication](#iam-connect-policy)
### Example 1: Allow a user read-only access to ElastiCache resources
The following policy grants permissions ElastiCache actions that allow a user to list resources. Typically, you attach this type of permissions policy to a managers group.
------
#### [ JSON ]
****
```
{
"Version":"2012-10-17",
"Statement":[{
"Sid": "ECReadOnly",
"Effect":"Allow",
"Action": [
"elasticache:Describe*",
"elasticache:List*"],
"Resource":"*"
}
]
}
```
------
### Example 2: Allow a user to perform common ElastiCache system administrator tasks
Common system administrator tasks include modifying resources. A system administrator may also want to get information about the ElastiCache events. The following policy grants a user permissions to perform ElastiCache actions for these common system administrator tasks. Typically, you attach this type of permissions policy to the system administrators group.
------
#### [ JSON ]
****
```
{
"Version":"2012-10-17",
"Statement":[{
"Sid": "ECAllowMutations",
"Effect":"Allow",
"Action":[
"elasticache:Modify*",
"elasticache:Describe*",
"elasticache:ResetCacheParameterGroup"
],
"Resource":"*"
}
]
}
```
------
### Example 3: Allow a user to access all ElastiCache API actions
The following policy allows a user to access all ElastiCache actions. We recommend that you grant this type of permissions policy only to an administrator user.
------
#### [ JSON ]
****
```
{
"Version":"2012-10-17",
"Statement":[{
"Sid": "ECAllowAll",
"Effect":"Allow",
"Action":[
"elasticache:*"
],
"Resource":"*"
}
]
}
```
------
### Example 4: Allow a user to call IAM CreateServiceLinkedRole API
The following policy allows user to call the IAM `CreateServiceLinkedRole` API. We recommend that you grant this type of permissions policy to the user who invokes mutative ElastiCache operations.
------
#### [ JSON ]
****
```
{
"Version":"2012-10-17",
"Statement":[
{
"Sid":"CreateSLRAllows",
"Effect":"Allow",
"Action":[
"iam:CreateServiceLinkedRole"
],
"Resource":"*",
"Condition":{
"StringLike":{
"iam:AWSServiceName":"elasticache.amazonaws.com"
}
}
}
]
}
```
------
### Example 5: Allow a user to connect to serverless cache using IAM authentication
The following policy allows any user to connect to any serverless cache using IAM authentication between 2023-04-01 and 2023-06-30.
------
#### [ JSON ]
****
```
{
"Version":"2012-10-17",
"Statement" :
[
{
"Effect" : "Allow",
"Action" : ["elasticache:Connect"],
"Resource" : [
"arn:aws:elasticache:us-east-1:123456789012:serverlesscache:*"
],
"Condition": {
"DateGreaterThan": {"aws:CurrentTime": "2023-04-01T00:00:00Z"},
"DateLessThan": {"aws:CurrentTime": "2023-06-30T23:59:59Z"}
}
},
{
"Effect" : "Allow",
"Action" : ["elasticache:Connect"],
"Resource" : [
"arn:aws:elasticache:us-east-1:123456789012:user:*"
]
}
]
}
```
------
# Resource-level permissions
You can restrict the scope of permissions by specifying resources in an IAM policy. Many ElastiCache API actions support a resource type that varies depending on the behavior of the action. Every IAM policy statement grants permission to an action that's performed on a resource. When the action doesn't act on a named resource, or when you grant permission to perform the action on all resources, the value of the resource in the policy is a wildcard (\$1). For many API actions, you can restrict the resources that a user can modify by specifying the Amazon Resource Name (ARN) of a resource, or an ARN pattern that matches multiple resources. To restrict permissions by resource, specify the resource by ARN.
**Note**
For resource-level permissions to be effective, the resource name in the ARN string should be lowercase.
To see a list of ElastiCache resource types and their ARNs, see [Resources Defined by Amazon ElastiCache](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/service-authorization/latest/reference/list_amazonelasticache.html#amazonelasticache-resources-for-iam-policies) in the *Service Authorization Reference*. To learn with which actions you can specify the ARN of each resource, see [Actions Defined by Amazon ElastiCache](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/service-authorization/latest/reference/list_amazonelasticache.html#amazonelasticache-actions-as-permissions).
**Topics**
+ [Example 1: Allow a user full access to specific ElastiCache resource types](#example-allow-list-current-elasticache-resources-resource)
+ [Example 2: Deny a user access to a serverless cache.](#example-allow-specific-elasticache-actions-resource)
## Example 1: Allow a user full access to specific ElastiCache resource types
The following policy explicitly allows all resources of type serverless cache.
```
{
"Sid": "Example1",
"Effect": "Allow",
"Action": "elasticache:*",
"Resource": [
"arn:aws:elasticache:us-east-1:account-id:serverlesscache:*"
]
}
```
## Example 2: Deny a user access to a serverless cache.
The following example explicitly denies access to a particular serverless cache.
```
{
"Sid": "Example2",
"Effect": "Deny",
"Action": "elasticache:*",
"Resource": [
"arn:aws:elasticache:us-east-1:account-id:serverlesscache:name"
]
}
```
# Using condition keys
You can specify conditions that determine how an IAM policy takes effect. In ElastiCache, you can use the `Condition` element of a JSON policy to compare keys in the request context with key values that you specify in your policy. For more information, see [IAM JSON policy elements: Condition](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/IAM/latest/UserGuide/reference_policies_elements_condition.html).
To see a list of ElastiCache condition keys, see [Condition Keys for Amazon ElastiCache](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/service-authorization/latest/reference/list_amazonelasticache.html#amazonelasticache-policy-keys) in the *Service Authorization Reference*.
For a list of global condition keys, see [AWS global condition context keys](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/IAM/latest/UserGuide/reference_policies_condition-keys.html).
**Using ElastiCache With AWS Global Condition Keys **
When using [AWS Global condition keys](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/IAM/latest/UserGuide/reference_policies_condition-keys.html) that require ElastiCache's [Principal](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/IAM/latest/UserGuide/reference_policies_elements_principal.html#principal-services), use an `OR` condition with *both* Principals: `elasticache.amazonaws.com` and `ec.amazonaws.com`.
**Note**
If you do not add both Principals for ElastiCache, the intended “Allow” or “Deny” action will not be enforced correctly for any resource listed in your policy.
Example of policy with `aws:CalledVia` global condition key:
------
#### [ JSON ]
****
```
{
"Version":"2012-10-17",
"Statement": [
{
"Effect": "Allow",
"Action": "ec2:*",
"Resource": "*",
"Condition": {
"ForAnyValue:StringLike": {
"aws:CalledVia": [
"ec.amazonaws.com",
"elasticache.amazonaws.com"
]
}
}
}
]
}
```
------
## Specifying Conditions: Using Condition Keys
To implement fine-grained control, you write an IAM permissions policy that specifies conditions to control a set of individual parameters on certain requests. You then apply the policy to IAM users, groups, or roles that you create using the IAM console.
To apply a condition, you add the condition information to the IAM policy statement. In the following example, you specify the condition that any node-based cluster created will be of node type `cache.r5.large`.
**Note**
To construct `Condition` elements using condition keys of `String` type, use the case insensitive condition operators `StringEqualsIgnoreCase` or `StringNotEqualsIgnoreCase` to compare a key to a string value.
ElastiCache processes the input arguments for `CacheNodeType` and `CacheParameterGroupName` in a case insensitive manner. For this reason, the string condition operators `StringEqualsIgnoreCase`, and `StringNotEqualsIgnoreCase` should be used in permissions policies that reference them.
The following shows an example of this permissions policy when using Valkey or Redis OSS.
------
#### [ JSON ]
****
```
{
"Version":"2012-10-17",
"Statement": [
{
"Effect": "Allow",
"Action": [
"elasticache:CreateCacheCluster",
"elasticache:CreateReplicationGroup"
],
"Resource": [
"arn:aws:elasticache:*:*:parametergroup:*",
"arn:aws:elasticache:*:*:subnetgroup:*"
]
},
{
"Effect": "Allow",
"Action": [
"elasticache:CreateCacheCluster",
"elasticache:CreateReplicationGroup"
],
"Resource": [
"arn:aws:elasticache:*:*:cluster:*",
"arn:aws:elasticache:*:*:replicationgroup:*"
],
"Condition": {
"StringEquals": {
"elasticache:CacheNodeType": [
"cache.r5.large"
]
}
}
}
]
}
```
------
The following shows an example of this permissions policy when using Memcached.
------
#### [ JSON ]
****
```
{
"Version":"2012-10-17",
"Statement": [
{
"Effect": "Allow",
"Action": [
"elasticache:CreateCacheCluster"
],
"Resource": [
"arn:aws:elasticache:*:*:parametergroup:*",
"arn:aws:elasticache:*:*:subnetgroup:*"
]
},
{
"Effect": "Allow",
"Action": [
"elasticache:CreateCacheCluster"
],
"Resource": [
"arn:aws:elasticache:*:*:cluster:*"
],
"Condition": {
"StringEquals": {
"elasticache:CacheNodeType": [
"cache.r5.large"
]
}
}
}
]
}
```
------
For more information, see [Tagging your ElastiCache resources](Tagging-Resources.md).
For more information on using policy condition operators, see [ElastiCache API permissions: Actions, resources, and conditions reference](IAM.APIReference.md).
## Example Policies: Using Conditions for Fine-Grained Parameter Control
This section shows example policies for implementing fine-grained access control on the previously listed ElastiCache parameters.
1. **elasticache:MaximumDataStorage**: Specify the maximum data storage of a serverless cache. Using the provided conditions, the customer can not create caches that can store more than a specific amount of data.
------
#### [ JSON ]
****
```
{
"Version":"2012-10-17",
"Statement": [
{
"Sid": "AllowDependentResources",
"Effect": "Allow",
"Action": [
"elasticache:CreateServerlessCache"
],
"Resource": [
"arn:aws:elasticache:*:*:serverlesscachesnapshot:*",
"arn:aws:elasticache:*:*:snapshot:*",
"arn:aws:elasticache:*:*:usergroup:*"
]
},
{
"Effect": "Allow",
"Action": [
"elasticache:CreateServerlessCache"
],
"Resource": [
"arn:aws:elasticache:*:*:serverlesscache:*"
],
"Condition": {
"NumericLessThanEquals": {
"elasticache:MaximumDataStorage": "30"
},
"StringEquals": {
"elasticache:DataStorageUnit": "GB"
}
}
}
]
}
```
------
1. **elasticache:MaximumECPUPerSecond**: Specify the maximum ECPU per second value of a serverless cache. Using the provided conditions, the customer can not create caches that can execute more than a specific number of ECPUs per second.
------
#### [ JSON ]
****
```
{
"Version":"2012-10-17",
"Statement": [
{
"Sid": "AllowDependentResources",
"Effect": "Allow",
"Action": [
"elasticache:CreateServerlessCache"
],
"Resource": [
"arn:aws:elasticache:*:*:serverlesscachesnapshot:*",
"arn:aws:elasticache:*:*:snapshot:*",
"arn:aws:elasticache:*:*:usergroup:*"
]
},
{
"Effect": "Allow",
"Action": [
"elasticache:CreateServerlessCache"
],
"Resource": [
"arn:aws:elasticache:*:*:serverlesscache:*"
],
"Condition": {
"NumericLessThanEquals": {
"elasticache:MaximumECPUPerSecond": "100000"
}
}
}
]
}
```
------
1. **elasticache:CacheNodeType**: Specify which NodeType(s) a user can create. Using the provided conditions, the customer can specify a single or a range value for a node type.
------
#### [ JSON ]
****
```
{
"Version":"2012-10-17",
"Statement": [
{
"Effect": "Allow",
"Action": [
"elasticache:CreateCacheCluster",
"elasticache:CreateReplicationGroup"
],
"Resource": [
"arn:aws:elasticache:*:*:parametergroup:*",
"arn:aws:elasticache:*:*:subnetgroup:*"
]
},
{
"Effect": "Allow",
"Action": [
"elasticache:CreateCacheCluster",
"elasticache:CreateReplicationGroup"
],
"Resource": [
"arn:aws:elasticache:*:*:cluster:*",
"arn:aws:elasticache:*:*:replicationgroup:*"
],
"Condition": {
"StringEquals": {
"elasticache:CacheNodeType": [
"cache.t2.micro",
"cache.t2.medium"
]
}
}
}
]
}
```
------
1. **elasticache:CacheNodeType**: With Memcached, specify which NodeType(s) a user can create. Using the provided conditions, the customer can specify a single or a range value for a node type.
------
#### [ JSON ]
****
```
{
"Version":"2012-10-17",
"Statement": [
{
"Effect": "Allow",
"Action": [
"elasticache:CreateCacheCluster"
],
"Resource": [
"arn:aws:elasticache:*:*:parametergroup:*",
"arn:aws:elasticache:*:*:subnetgroup:*"
]
},
{
"Effect": "Allow",
"Action": [
"elasticache:CreateCacheCluster"
],
"Resource": [
"arn:aws:elasticache:*:*:cluster:*"
],
"Condition": {
"StringEquals": {
"elasticache:CacheNodeType": [
"cache.t2.micro",
"cache.t2.medium"
]
}
}
}
]
}
```
------
1. **elasticache:NumNodeGroups**: Create a replication group with fewer than 20 node groups.
------
#### [ JSON ]
****
```
{
"Version":"2012-10-17",
"Statement": [
{
"Effect": "Allow",
"Action": [
"elasticache:CreateReplicationGroup"
],
"Resource": [
"arn:aws:elasticache:*:*:parametergroup:*",
"arn:aws:elasticache:*:*:subnetgroup:*"
]
},
{
"Effect": "Allow",
"Action": [
"elasticache:CreateReplicationGroup"
],
"Resource": [
"arn:aws:elasticache:*:*:replicationgroup:*"
],
"Condition": {
"NumericLessThanEquals": {
"elasticache:NumNodeGroups": "20"
}
}
}
]
}
```
------
1. **elasticache:ReplicasPerNodeGroup**: Specify the replicas per node between 5 and 10.
------
#### [ JSON ]
****
```
{
"Version":"2012-10-17",
"Statement": [
{
"Effect": "Allow",
"Action": [
"elasticache:CreateReplicationGroup"
],
"Resource": [
"arn:aws:elasticache:*:*:parametergroup:*",
"arn:aws:elasticache:*:*:subnetgroup:*"
]
},
{
"Effect": "Allow",
"Action": [
"elasticache:CreateReplicationGroup"
],
"Resource": [
"arn:aws:elasticache:*:*:replicationgroup:*"
],
"Condition": {
"NumericGreaterThanEquals": {
"elasticache:ReplicasPerNodeGroup": "5"
},
"NumericLessThanEquals": {
"elasticache:ReplicasPerNodeGroup": "10"
}
}
}
]
}
```
------
1. **elasticache:EngineVersion**: Specify usage of engine version 5.0.6.
------
#### [ JSON ]
****
```
{
"Version":"2012-10-17",
"Statement": [
{
"Effect": "Allow",
"Action": [
"elasticache:CreateCacheCluster",
"elasticache:CreateReplicationGroup"
],
"Resource": [
"arn:aws:elasticache:*:*:parametergroup:*",
"arn:aws:elasticache:*:*:subnetgroup:*"
]
},
{
"Effect": "Allow",
"Action": [
"elasticache:CreateCacheCluster",
"elasticache:CreateReplicationGroup"
],
"Resource": [
"arn:aws:elasticache:*:*:cluster:*",
"arn:aws:elasticache:*:*:replicationgroup:*"
],
"Condition": {
"StringEquals": {
"elasticache:EngineVersion": "5.0.6"
}
}
}
]
}
```
------
1. **elasticache:EngineVersion**: Specify usage of Memcached engine version 1.6.6
------
#### [ JSON ]
****
```
{
"Version":"2012-10-17",
"Statement": [
{
"Effect": "Allow",
"Action": [
"elasticache:CreateCacheCluster"
],
"Resource": [
"arn:aws:elasticache:*:*:parametergroup:*",
"arn:aws:elasticache:*:*:subnetgroup:*"
]
},
{
"Effect": "Allow",
"Action": [
"elasticache:CreateCacheCluster"
],
"Resource": [
"arn:aws:elasticache:*:*:cluster:*"
],
"Condition": {
"StringEquals": {
"elasticache:EngineVersion": "1.6.6"
}
}
}
]
}
```
------
1. **elasticache:EngineType**: Specify using a Valkey or Redis OSS engine only.
------
#### [ JSON ]
****
```
{
"Version":"2012-10-17",
"Statement": [
{
"Effect": "Allow",
"Action": [
"elasticache:CreateCacheCluster",
"elasticache:CreateReplicationGroup"
],
"Resource": [
"arn:aws:elasticache:*:*:parametergroup:*",
"arn:aws:elasticache:*:*:subnetgroup:*"
]
},
{
"Effect": "Allow",
"Action": [
"elasticache:CreateCacheCluster",
"elasticache:CreateReplicationGroup"
],
"Resource": [
"arn:aws:elasticache:*:*:cluster:*",
"arn:aws:elasticache:*:*:replicationgroup:*"
],
"Condition": {
"StringEquals": {
"elasticache:EngineType": "redis"
}
}
}
]
}
```
------
1. **elasticache:AtRestEncryptionEnabled**: Specify that replication groups would be created only with encryption enabled.
------
#### [ JSON ]
****
```
{
"Version":"2012-10-17",
"Statement": [
{
"Effect": "Allow",
"Action": [
"elasticache:CreateReplicationGroup"
],
"Resource": [
"arn:aws:elasticache:*:*:parametergroup:*",
"arn:aws:elasticache:*:*:subnetgroup:*"
]
},
{
"Effect": "Allow",
"Action": [
"elasticache:CreateReplicationGroup"
],
"Resource": [
"arn:aws:elasticache:*:*:replicationgroup:*"
],
"Condition": {
"Bool": {
"elasticache:AtRestEncryptionEnabled": "true"
}
}
}
]
}
```
------
1. **elasticache:TransitEncryptionEnabled**
1. Set the `elasticache:TransitEncryptionEnabled` condition key to `false` for the [CreateReplicationGroup](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonElastiCache/latest/APIReference/API_CreateReplicationGroup.html) action to specify that replication groups can only be created when TLS is not being used:
------
#### [ JSON ]
****
```
{
"Version":"2012-10-17",
"Statement": [
{
"Effect": "Allow",
"Action": [
"elasticache:CreateReplicationGroup"
],
"Resource": [
"arn:aws:elasticache:*:*:parametergroup:*",
"arn:aws:elasticache:*:*:subnetgroup:*"
]
},
{
"Effect": "Allow",
"Action": [
"elasticache:CreateReplicationGroup"
],
"Resource": [
"arn:aws:elasticache:*:*:replicationgroup:*"
],
"Condition": {
"Bool": {
"elasticache:TransitEncryptionEnabled": "false"
}
}
}
]
}
```
------
When the `elasticache:TransitEncryptionEnabled` condition key is set to `false` in a policy for the [CreateReplicationGroup](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonElastiCache/latest/APIReference/API_CreateReplicationGroup.html) action, a `CreateReplicationGroup` request will be allowed only if TLS is not being used (that is, if the request does not include a `TransitEncryptionEnabled` parameter set to `true` or a `TransitEncryptionMode` parameter set to `required`.
1. Set the `elasticache:TransitEncryptionEnabled` conditon key to `true` for the [CreateReplicationGroup](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonElastiCache/latest/APIReference/API_CreateReplicationGroup.html) action to specify that replication groups can only be created when TLS is being used:
------
#### [ JSON ]
****
```
{
"Version":"2012-10-17",
"Statement": [
{
"Effect": "Allow",
"Action": [
"elasticache:CreateReplicationGroup"
],
"Resource": [
"arn:aws:elasticache:*:*:parametergroup:*",
"arn:aws:elasticache:*:*:subnetgroup:*"
]
},
{
"Effect": "Allow",
"Action": [
"elasticache:CreateReplicationGroup"
],
"Resource": [
"arn:aws:elasticache:*:*:replicationgroup:*"
],
"Condition": {
"Bool": {
"elasticache:TransitEncryptionEnabled": "true"
}
}
}
]
}
```
------
When the `elasticache:TransitEncryptionEnabled` condition key is set to `true` in a policy for the [CreateReplicationGroup](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonElastiCache/latest/APIReference/API_CreateReplicationGroup.html) action, a `CreateReplicationGroup` request will be allowed only if the request includes a `TransitEncryptionEnabled` parameter set to `true` and a `TransitEncryptionMode` parameter set to `required`.
1. Set `elasticache:TransitEncryptionEnabled` to `true` for the `ModifyReplicationGroup` action to specify that replication groups can only be modified when TLS is being used:
------
#### [ JSON ]
****
```
{
"Version":"2012-10-17",
"Statement": [
{
"Effect": "Allow",
"Action": [
"elasticache:ModifyReplicationGroup"
],
"Resource": [
"arn:aws:elasticache:*:*:replicationgroup:*"
],
"Condition": {
"BoolIfExists": {
"elasticache:TransitEncryptionEnabled": "true"
}
}
}
]
}
```
------
When the `elasticache:TransitEncryptionEnabled` condition key is set to `true` in a policy for the [ModifyReplicationGroup](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonElastiCache/latest/APIReference/API_ModifyReplicationGroup.html) action, a `ModifyReplicationGroup` request will be allowed only if the request includes a `TransitEncryptionMode` parameter set to `required`. The `TransitEncryptionEnabled` parameter set to `true` may optionally be included as well, but is not needed in this case to enable TLS.
1. **elasticache:AutomaticFailoverEnabled**: Specify that replication groups would be created only with automatic failover enabled.
------
#### [ JSON ]
****
```
{
"Version":"2012-10-17",
"Statement": [
{
"Effect": "Allow",
"Action": [
"elasticache:CreateReplicationGroup"
],
"Resource": [
"arn:aws:elasticache:*:*:parametergroup:*",
"arn:aws:elasticache:*:*:subnetgroup:*"
]
},
{
"Effect": "Allow",
"Action": [
"elasticache:CreateReplicationGroup"
],
"Resource": [
"arn:aws:elasticache:*:*:replicationgroup:*"
],
"Condition": {
"Bool": {
"elasticache:AutomaticFailoverEnabled": "true"
}
}
}
]
}
```
------
1. **elasticache:MultiAZEnabled**: Specify that replication groups cannot be created with Multi-AZ disabled.
------
#### [ JSON ]
****
```
{
"Version":"2012-10-17",
"Statement": [
{
"Effect": "Allow",
"Action": [
"elasticache:CreateCacheCluster",
"elasticache:CreateReplicationGroup"
],
"Resource": [
"arn:aws:elasticache:*:*:parametergroup:*",
"arn:aws:elasticache:*:*:subnetgroup:*"
]
},
{
"Effect": "Deny",
"Action": [
"elasticache:CreateCacheCluster",
"elasticache:CreateReplicationGroup"
],
"Resource": [
"arn:aws:elasticache:*:*:cluster:*",
"arn:aws:elasticache:*:*:replicationgroup:*"
],
"Condition": {
"Bool": {
"elasticache:MultiAZEnabled": "false"
}
}
}
]
}
```
------
1. **elasticache:ClusterModeEnabled**: Specify that replication groups can only be created with cluster mode enabled.
------
#### [ JSON ]
****
```
{
"Version":"2012-10-17",
"Statement": [
{
"Effect": "Allow",
"Action": [
"elasticache:CreateReplicationGroup"
],
"Resource": [
"arn:aws:elasticache:*:*:parametergroup:*",
"arn:aws:elasticache:*:*:subnetgroup:*"
]
},
{
"Effect": "Allow",
"Action": [
"elasticache:CreateReplicationGroup"
],
"Resource": [
"arn:aws:elasticache:*:*:replicationgroup:*"
],
"Condition": {
"Bool": {
"elasticache:ClusterModeEnabled": "true"
}
}
}
]
}
```
------
1. **elasticache:AuthTokenEnabled**: Specify that replication groups can only be created with AUTH token enabled.
------
#### [ JSON ]
****
```
{
"Version":"2012-10-17",
"Statement": [
{
"Effect": "Allow",
"Action": [
"elasticache:CreateCacheCluster",
"elasticache:CreateReplicationGroup"
],
"Resource": [
"arn:aws:elasticache:*:*:parametergroup:*",
"arn:aws:elasticache:*:*:subnetgroup:*"
]
},
{
"Effect": "Allow",
"Action": [
"elasticache:CreateCacheCluster",
"elasticache:CreateReplicationGroup"
],
"Resource": [
"arn:aws:elasticache:*:*:cluster:*",
"arn:aws:elasticache:*:*:replicationgroup:*"
],
"Condition": {
"Bool": {
"elasticache:AuthTokenEnabled": "true"
}
}
}
]
}
```
------
1. **elasticache:SnapshotRetentionLimit**: Specify the number of days (or min/max) to keep the snapshot. Below policy enforces storing backups for at least 30 days.
------
#### [ JSON ]
****
```
{
"Version":"2012-10-17",
"Statement": [
{
"Effect": "Allow",
"Action": [
"elasticache:CreateCacheCluster",
"elasticache:CreateReplicationGroup"
],
"Resource": [
"arn:aws:elasticache:*:*:parametergroup:*",
"arn:aws:elasticache:*:*:subnetgroup:*"
]
},
{
"Effect": "Allow",
"Action": [
"elasticache:CreateCacheCluster",
"elasticache:CreateReplicationGroup",
"elasticache:CreateServerlessCache"
],
"Resource": [
"arn:aws:elasticache:*:*:cluster:*",
"arn:aws:elasticache:*:*:replicationgroup:*",
"arn:aws:elasticache:*:*:serverlesscache:*"
],
"Condition": {
"NumericGreaterThanEquals": {
"elasticache:SnapshotRetentionLimit": "30"
}
}
}
]
}
```
------
1. **elasticache:KmsKeyId**: Specify usage of customer managed AWS KMS keys.
------
#### [ JSON ]
****
```
{
"Version":"2012-10-17",
"Statement": [
{
"Sid": "AllowDependentResources",
"Effect": "Allow",
"Action": [
"elasticache:CreateServerlessCache"
],
"Resource": [
"arn:aws:elasticache:*:*:serverlesscachesnapshot:*",
"arn:aws:elasticache:*:*:snapshot:*",
"arn:aws:elasticache:*:*:usergroup:*"
]
},
{
"Effect": "Allow",
"Action": [
"elasticache:CreateServerlessCache"
],
"Resource": [
"arn:aws:elasticache:*:*:serverlesscache:*"
],
"Condition": {
"StringEquals": {
"elasticache:KmsKeyId": "my-key"
}
}
}
]
}
```
------
1. **elasticache:CacheParameterGroupName**: Specify a non default parameter group with specific parameters from an organization on your clusters. You could also specify a naming pattern for your parameter groups or block delete on a specific parameter group name. Following is an example constraining usage of only "my-org-param-group".
------
#### [ JSON ]
****
```
{
"Version":"2012-10-17",
"Statement": [
{
"Effect": "Allow",
"Action": [
"elasticache:CreateCacheCluster",
"elasticache:CreateReplicationGroup"
],
"Resource": [
"arn:aws:elasticache:*:*:parametergroup:*",
"arn:aws:elasticache:*:*:subnetgroup:*"
]
},
{
"Effect": "Allow",
"Action": [
"elasticache:CreateCacheCluster",
"elasticache:CreateReplicationGroup"
],
"Resource": [
"arn:aws:elasticache:*:*:cluster:*",
"arn:aws:elasticache:*:*:replicationgroup:*"
],
"Condition": {
"StringEquals": {
"elasticache:CacheParameterGroupName": "my-org-param-group"
}
}
}
]
}
```
------
1. **elasticache:CacheParameterGroupName**: With Memcached, specify a non default parameter group with specific parameters from an organization on your clusters. You could also specify a naming pattern for your parameter groups or block delete on a specific parameter group name. Following is an example constraining usage of only "my-org-param-group".
------
#### [ JSON ]
****
```
{
"Version":"2012-10-17",
"Statement": [
{
"Effect": "Allow",
"Action": [
"elasticache:CreateCacheCluster"
],
"Resource": [
"arn:aws:elasticache:*:*:parametergroup:*",
"arn:aws:elasticache:*:*:subnetgroup:*"
]
},
{
"Effect": "Allow",
"Action": [
"elasticache:CreateCacheCluster"
],
"Resource": [
"arn:aws:elasticache:*:*:cluster:*"
],
"Condition": {
"StringEquals": {
"elasticache:CacheParameterGroupName": "my-org-param-group"
}
}
}
]
}
```
------
1. **elasticache:CreateCacheCluster**: Denying `CreateCacheCluster` action if the request tag `Project` is missing or is not equal to `Dev`, `QA` or `Prod`.
------
#### [ JSON ]
****
```
{
"Version":"2012-10-17",
"Statement": [
{
"Effect": "Allow",
"Action": [
"elasticache:CreateCacheCluster"
],
"Resource": [
"arn:aws:elasticache:*:*:parametergroup:*",
"arn:aws:elasticache:*:*:subnetgroup:*",
"arn:aws:elasticache:*:*:securitygroup:*",
"arn:aws:elasticache:*:*:replicationgroup:*"
]
},
{
"Effect": "Deny",
"Action": [
"elasticache:CreateCacheCluster"
],
"Resource": [
"arn:aws:elasticache:*:*:cluster:*"
],
"Condition": {
"Null": {
"aws:RequestTag/Project": "true"
}
}
},
{
"Effect": "Allow",
"Action": [
"elasticache:CreateCacheCluster",
"elasticache:AddTagsToResource"
],
"Resource": "arn:aws:elasticache:*:*:cluster:*",
"Condition": {
"StringEquals": {
"aws:RequestTag/Project": [
"Dev",
"Prod",
"QA"
]
}
}
}
]
}
```
------
1. **elasticache:CacheNodeType**: Allowing `CreateCacheCluster` with `cacheNodeType` cache.r5.large or cache.r6g.4xlarge and tag `Project=XYZ`.
------
#### [ JSON ]
****
```
{
"Version":"2012-10-17",
"Statement": [
{
"Effect": "Allow",
"Action": [
"elasticache:CreateCacheCluster",
"elasticache:CreateReplicationGroup"
],
"Resource": [
"arn:aws:elasticache:*:*:parametergroup:*",
"arn:aws:elasticache:*:*:subnetgroup:*"
]
},
{
"Effect": "Allow",
"Action": [
"elasticache:CreateCacheCluster"
],
"Resource": [
"arn:aws:elasticache:*:*:cluster:*"
],
"Condition": {
"StringEqualsIfExists": {
"elasticache:CacheNodeType": [
"cache.r5.large",
"cache.r6g.4xlarge"
]
},
"StringEquals": {
"aws:RequestTag/Project": "XYZ"
}
}
}
]
}
```
------
1. **elasticache:CacheNodeType**: Allowing `CreateCacheCluster` with `cacheNodeType` cache.r5.large or cache.r6g.4xlarge and tag `Project=XYZ`.
------
#### [ JSON ]
****
```
{
"Version":"2012-10-17",
"Statement": [
{
"Effect": "Allow",
"Action": [
"elasticache:CreateCacheCluster"
],
"Resource": [
"arn:aws:elasticache:*:*:parametergroup:*",
"arn:aws:elasticache:*:*:subnetgroup:*"
]
},
{
"Effect": "Allow",
"Action": [
"elasticache:CreateCacheCluster"
],
"Resource": [
"arn:aws:elasticache:*:*:cluster:*"
],
"Condition": {
"StringEqualsIfExists": {
"elasticache:CacheNodeType": [
"cache.r5.large",
"cache.r6g.4xlarge"
]
},
"StringEquals": {
"aws:RequestTag/Project": "XYZ"
}
}
}
]
}
```
------
**Note**
When creating polices to enforce tags and other condition keys together, the conditional `IfExists` may be required on condition key elements due to the extra `elasticache:AddTagsToResource` policy requirements for creation requests with the `--tags` parameter.
# Using Service-Linked Roles for Amazon ElastiCache
Amazon ElastiCache uses AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM) [service-linked roles](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/IAM/latest/UserGuide/id_roles_terms-and-concepts.html#iam-term-service-linked-role). A service-linked role is a unique type of IAM role that is linked directly to an AWS service, such as Amazon ElastiCache. Amazon ElastiCache service-linked roles are predefined by Amazon ElastiCache. They include all the permissions that the service requires to call AWS services on behalf of your clusters.
A service-linked role makes setting up Amazon ElastiCache easier because you don’t have to manually add the necessary permissions. The roles already exist within your AWS account but are linked to Amazon ElastiCache use cases and have predefined permissions. Only Amazon ElastiCache can assume these roles, and only these roles can use the predefined permissions policy. You can delete the roles only after first deleting their related resources. This protects your Amazon ElastiCache resources because you can't inadvertently remove necessary permissions to access the resources.
For information about other services that support service-linked roles, see [AWS Services That Work with IAM](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/IAM/latest/UserGuide/reference_aws-services-that-work-with-iam.html) and look for the services that have **Yes **in the **Service-Linked Role** column. Choose a **Yes** with a link to view the service-linked role documentation for that service.
**Contents**
+ [Service-Linked Role Permissions](#service-linked-role-permissions)
+ [Permissions to create service-linked role](#service-linked-role-permissions)
+ [Creating a Service-Linked Role (IAM)](#create-service-linked-role-iam)
+ [Using the IAM Console](#create-service-linked-role-iam-console)
+ [Using the IAM CLI](#create-service-linked-role-iam-cli)
+ [Using the IAM API](#create-service-linked-role-iam-api)
+ [Editing a Service-Linked Role Description](#edit-service-linked-role)
+ [Using the IAM Console](#edit-service-linked-role-iam-console)
+ [Using the IAM CLI](#edit-service-linked-role-iam-cli)
+ [Using the IAM API](#edit-service-linked-role-iam-api)
+ [Deleting a Service-Linked Role for Amazon ElastiCache](#delete-service-linked-role)
+ [Cleaning Up a Service-Linked Role](#service-linked-role-review-before-delete)
+ [Deleting a Service-Linked Role (IAM Console)](#delete-service-linked-role-iam-console)
+ [Deleting a Service-Linked Role (IAM CLI)](#delete-service-linked-role-iam-cli)
+ [Deleting a Service-Linked Role (IAM API)](#delete-service-linked-role-iam-api)
## Service-Linked Role Permissions for Amazon ElastiCache
### Permissions to create service-linked role
**To allow an IAM entity to create AWSServiceRoleForElastiCache service-linked role**
Add the following policy statement to the permissions for that IAM entity:
```
{
"Effect": "Allow",
"Action": [
"iam:CreateServiceLinkedRole",
"iam:PutRolePolicy"
],
"Resource": "arn:aws:iam::*:role/aws-service-role/elasticache.amazonaws.com/AWSServiceRoleForElastiCache*",
"Condition": {"StringLike": {"iam:AWSServiceName": "elasticache.amazonaws.com"}}
}
```
**To allow an IAM entity to delete AWSServiceRoleForElastiCache service-linked role**
Add the following policy statement to the permissions for that IAM entity:
```
{
"Effect": "Allow",
"Action": [
"iam:DeleteServiceLinkedRole",
"iam:GetServiceLinkedRoleDeletionStatus"
],
"Resource": "arn:aws:iam::*:role/aws-service-role/elasticache.amazonaws.com/AWSServiceRoleForElastiCache*",
"Condition": {"StringLike": {"iam:AWSServiceName": "elasticache.amazonaws.com"}}
}
```
Alternatively, you can use an AWS managed policy to provide full access to Amazon ElastiCache.
## Creating a Service-Linked Role (IAM)
You can create a service-linked role using the IAM console, CLI, or API.
### Creating a Service-Linked Role (IAM Console)
You can use the IAM console to create a service-linked role.
**To create a service-linked role (console)**
1. Sign in to the AWS Management Console and open the IAM console at [https://console.aws.amazon.com/iam/](https://console.aws.amazon.com/iam/).
1. In the navigation pane of the IAM console, choose **Roles**. Then choose **Create new role**.
1. Under **Select type of trusted entity** choose **AWS Service**.
1. Under **Or select a service to view its use cases**, choose **ElastiCache**.
1. Choose **Next: Permissions**.
1. Under **Policy name**, note that the `ElastiCacheServiceRolePolicy` is required for this role. Choose **Next:Tags**.
1. Note that tags are not supported for Service-Linked roles. Choose **Next:Review**.
1. (Optional) For **Role description**, edit the description for the new service-linked role.
1. Review the role and then choose **Create role**.
### Creating a Service-Linked Role (IAM CLI)
You can use IAM operations from the AWS Command Line Interface to create a service-linked role. This role can include the trust policy and inline policies that the service needs to assume the role.
**To create a service-linked role (CLI)**
Use the following operation:
```
$ aws iam [create-service-linked-role](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cli/latest/reference/iam/create-service-linked-role.html) --aws-service-name elasticache.amazonaws.com
```
### Creating a Service-Linked Role (IAM API)
You can use the IAM API to create a service-linked role. This role can contain the trust policy and inline policies that the service needs to assume the role.
**To create a service-linked role (API)**
Use the [CreateServiceLinkedRole](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/IAM/latest/APIReference/API_CreateServiceLinkedRole.html) API call. In the request, specify a service name of `elasticache.amazonaws.com`.
## Editing the Description of a Service-Linked Role for Amazon ElastiCache
Amazon ElastiCache does not allow you to edit the AWSServiceRoleForElastiCache service-linked role. After you create a service-linked role, you cannot change the name of the role because various entities might reference the role. However, you can edit the description of the role using IAM.
### Editing a Service-Linked Role Description (IAM Console)
You can use the IAM console to edit a service-linked role description.
**To edit the description of a service-linked role (console)**
1. In the navigation pane of the IAM console, choose **Roles**.
1. Choose the name of the role to modify.
1. To the far right of **Role description**, choose **Edit**.
1. Enter a new description in the box and choose **Save**.
### Editing a Service-Linked Role Description (IAM CLI)
You can use IAM operations from the AWS Command Line Interface to edit a service-linked role description.
**To change the description of a service-linked role (CLI)**
1. (Optional) To view the current description for a role, use the AWS CLI for IAM operation `[get-role](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cli/latest/reference/iam/get-role.html)`.
**Example**
```
$ aws iam [get-role](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cli/latest/reference/iam/get-role.html) --role-name AWSServiceRoleForElastiCache
```
Use the role name, not the ARN, to refer to roles with the CLI operations. For example, if a role has the following ARN: `arn:aws:iam::123456789012:role/myrole`, refer to the role as **myrole**.
1. To update a service-linked role's description, use the AWS CLI for IAM operation `[update-role-description](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cli/latest/reference/iam/update-role-description.html)`.
For Linux, macOS, or Unix:
```
$ aws iam [update-role-description](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cli/latest/reference/iam/update-role-description.html) \
--role-name AWSServiceRoleForElastiCache \
--description "new description"
```
For Windows:
```
$ aws iam [update-role-description](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cli/latest/reference/iam/update-role-description.html) ^
--role-name AWSServiceRoleForElastiCache ^
--description "new description"
```
### Editing a Service-Linked Role Description (IAM API)
You can use the IAM API to edit a service-linked role description.
**To change the description of a service-linked role (API)**
1. (Optional) To view the current description for a role, use the IAM API operation [GetRole](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/IAM/latest/APIReference/API_GetRole.html).
**Example**
```
https://iam.amazonaws.com/
?Action=[GetRole](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/IAM/latest/APIReference/API_GetRole.html)
&RoleName=AWSServiceRoleForElastiCache
&Version=2010-05-08
&AUTHPARAMS
```
1. To update a role's description, use the IAM API operation [UpdateRoleDescription](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/IAM/latest/APIReference/API_UpdateRoleDescription.html).
**Example**
```
https://iam.amazonaws.com/
?Action=[UpdateRoleDescription](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/IAM/latest/APIReference/API_UpdateRoleDescription.html)
&RoleName=AWSServiceRoleForElastiCache
&Version=2010-05-08
&Description="New description"
```
## Deleting a Service-Linked Role for Amazon ElastiCache
If you no longer need to use a feature or service that requires a service-linked role, we recommend that you delete that role. That way you don’t have an unused entity that is not actively monitored or maintained. However, you must clean up your service-linked role before you can delete it.
Amazon ElastiCache does not delete the service-linked role for you.
### Cleaning Up a Service-Linked Role
Before you can use IAM to delete a service-linked role, first confirm that the role has no resources (clusters or replication groups) associated with it.
**To check whether the service-linked role has an active session in the IAM console**
1. Sign in to the AWS Management Console and open the IAM console at [https://console.aws.amazon.com/iam/](https://console.aws.amazon.com/iam/).
1. In the navigation pane of the IAM console, choose **Roles**. Then choose the name (not the check box) of the AWSServiceRoleForElastiCache role.
1. On the **Summary** page for the selected role, choose the **Access Advisor** tab.
1. On the **Access Advisor** tab, review recent activity for the service-linked role.
**To delete Amazon ElastiCache resources that require AWSServiceRoleForElastiCache**
+ To delete a cluster, see the following:
+ [Using the AWS Management Console](Clusters.Delete.md#Clusters.Delete.CON)
+ [Using the AWS CLI to delete an ElastiCache cluster](Clusters.Delete.md#Clusters.Delete.CLI)
+ [Using the ElastiCache API](Clusters.Delete.md#Clusters.Delete.API)
+ To delete a replication group, see the following:
+ [Deleting a Replication Group (Console)](Replication.DeletingRepGroup.md#Replication.DeletingRepGroup.CON)
+ [Deleting a Replication Group (AWS CLI)](Replication.DeletingRepGroup.md#Replication.DeletingRepGroup.CLI)
+ [Deleting a replication group (ElastiCache API)](Replication.DeletingRepGroup.md#Replication.DeletingRepGroup.API)
### Deleting a Service-Linked Role (IAM Console)
You can use the IAM console to delete a service-linked role.
**To delete a service-linked role (console)**
1. Sign in to the AWS Management Console and open the IAM console at [https://console.aws.amazon.com/iam/](https://console.aws.amazon.com/iam/).
1. In the navigation pane of the IAM console, choose **Roles**. Then select the check box next to the role name that you want to delete, not the name or row itself.
1. For **Role actions** at the top of the page, choose **Delete role**.
1. In the confirmation dialog box, review the service last accessed data, which shows when each of the selected roles last accessed an AWS service. This helps you to confirm whether the role is currently active. If you want to proceed, choose **Yes, Delete** to submit the service-linked role for deletion.
1. Watch the IAM console notifications to monitor the progress of the service-linked role deletion. Because the IAM service-linked role deletion is asynchronous, after you submit the role for deletion, the deletion task can succeed or fail. If the task fails, you can choose **View details** or **View Resources** from the notifications to learn why the deletion failed.
### Deleting a Service-Linked Role (IAM CLI)
You can use IAM operations from the AWS Command Line Interface to delete a service-linked role.
**To delete a service-linked role (CLI)**
1. If you don't know the name of the service-linked role that you want to delete, enter the following command. This command lists the roles and their Amazon Resource Names (ARNs) in your account.
```
$ aws iam [get-role](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cli/latest/reference/iam/get-role.html) --role-name role-name
```
Use the role name, not the ARN, to refer to roles with the CLI operations. For example, if a role has the ARN `arn:aws:iam::123456789012:role/myrole`, you refer to the role as **myrole**.
1. Because a service-linked role cannot be deleted if it is being used or has associated resources, you must submit a deletion request. That request can be denied if these conditions are not met. You must capture the `deletion-task-id` from the response to check the status of the deletion task. Enter the following to submit a service-linked role deletion request.
```
$ aws iam [delete-service-linked-role](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cli/latest/reference/iam/delete-service-linked-role.html) --role-name role-name
```
1. Enter the following to check the status of the deletion task.
```
$ aws iam [get-service-linked-role-deletion-status](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cli/latest/reference/iam/get-service-linked-role-deletion-status.html) --deletion-task-id deletion-task-id
```
The status of the deletion task can be `NOT_STARTED`, `IN_PROGRESS`, `SUCCEEDED`, or `FAILED`. If the deletion fails, the call returns the reason that it failed so that you can troubleshoot.
### Deleting a Service-Linked Role (IAM API)
You can use the IAM API to delete a service-linked role.
**To delete a service-linked role (API)**
1. To submit a deletion request for a service-linked roll, call [DeleteServiceLinkedRole](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/IAM/latest/APIReference/API_DeleteServiceLinkedRole.html). In the request, specify a role name.
Because a service-linked role cannot be deleted if it is being used or has associated resources, you must submit a deletion request. That request can be denied if these conditions are not met. You must capture the `DeletionTaskId` from the response to check the status of the deletion task.
1. To check the status of the deletion, call [GetServiceLinkedRoleDeletionStatus](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/IAM/latest/APIReference/API_GetServiceLinkedRoleDeletionStatus.html). In the request, specify the `DeletionTaskId`.
The status of the deletion task can be `NOT_STARTED`, `IN_PROGRESS`, `SUCCEEDED`, or `FAILED`. If the deletion fails, the call returns the reason that it failed so that you can troubleshoot.
# ElastiCache API permissions: Actions, resources, and conditions reference
When you set up [access control](IAM.md) and write permissions policies to attach to an IAM policy (either identity-based or resource-based), use the following table as a reference. The table lists each Amazon ElastiCache API operation and the corresponding actions for which you can grant permissions to perform the action. You specify the actions in the policy's `Action` field, and you specify a resource value in the policy's `Resource` field. Unless indicated otherwise, the resource is required. Some fields include both a required resource and optional resources. When there is no resource ARN, the resource in the policy is a wildcard (\$1).
You can use condition keys in your ElastiCache policies to express conditions. To see a list of ElastiCache-specific condition keys, along with the actions and resource types to which they apply, see [Using condition keys](IAM.ConditionKeys.md). For a complete list of AWS-wide keys, see [AWS global condition context keys](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/IAM/latest/UserGuide/reference_policies_condition-keys.html) in the *IAM User Guide*.
**Note**
To specify an action, use the `elasticache:` prefix followed by the API operation name (for example, `elasticache:DescribeCacheClusters`).
To see a list of ElastiCache actions, see [Actions Defined by Amazon ElastiCache](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/service-authorization/latest/reference/list_amazonelasticache.html#amazonelasticache-actions-as-permissions) in the *Service Authorization Reference*.