# AWSDirectoryServiceServiceRolePolicy
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**Description**: Policy for the Directory Service Service Linked Role

`AWSDirectoryServiceServiceRolePolicy` is an [AWS managed policy](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/IAM/latest/UserGuide/access_policies_managed-vs-inline.html#aws-managed-policies).

## Using this policy
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This policy is attached to a service-linked role that allows the service to perform actions on your behalf. You cannot attach this policy to your users, groups, or roles.

## Policy details
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+ **Type**: Service-linked role policy 
+ **Creation time**: July 11, 2025, 00:22 UTC 
+ **Edited time:** July 11, 2025, 00:22 UTC
+ **ARN**: `arn:aws:iam::aws:policy/aws-service-role/AWSDirectoryServiceServiceRolePolicy`

## Policy version
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**Policy version:** v1 (default)

The policy's default version is the version that defines the permissions for the policy. When a user or role with the policy makes a request to access an AWS resource, AWS checks the default version of the policy to determine whether to allow the request. 

## JSON policy document
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```
{
  "Version" : "2012-10-17",
  "Statement" : [
    {
      "Sid" : "SSMSendCommandPermission",
      "Effect" : "Allow",
      "Action" : [
        "ssm:SendCommand"
      ],
      "Resource" : [
        "arn:aws:ssm:*:*:document/AWS-RunPowerShellScript",
        "arn:aws:ec2:*:*:instance/*"
      ]
    },
    {
      "Sid" : "EC2DescribePermissions",
      "Effect" : "Allow",
      "Action" : [
        "ec2:DescribeAvailabilityZones",
        "ec2:DescribeDhcpOptions",
        "ec2:DescribeNetworkInterfaces",
        "ec2:DescribeRouteTables",
        "ec2:DescribeSecurityGroups",
        "ec2:DescribeSubnets",
        "ec2:DescribeVpcs"
      ],
      "Resource" : "*"
    },
    {
      "Sid" : "SSMManagementPermissions",
      "Effect" : "Allow",
      "Action" : [
        "ssm:ListCommands",
        "ssm:GetCommandInvocation",
        "ssm:DescribeInstanceInformation",
        "ssm:GetConnectionStatus"
      ],
      "Resource" : "*"
    }
  ]
}
```

## Learn more
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+ [Understand versioning for IAM policies](https://docs.aws.amazon.com//IAM/latest/UserGuide/access_policies_managed-versioning.html)
+ [Get started with AWS managed policies and move toward least-privilege permissions](https://docs.aws.amazon.com//IAM/latest/UserGuide/best-practices.html#bp-use-aws-defined-policies)