# AWSWAFConsoleReadOnlyAccess
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**Description**: Provides read-only access to AWS WAF via the AWS Management Console. Note that this policy also grants permissions to list Amazon CloudFront distributions, permissions to view load balancers on AWS Elastic Load Balancing, permissions to view Amazon API Gateway REST APIs and stages, permissions to list and view Amazon CloudWatch metrics, and permissions to view regions enabled within the account.

`AWSWAFConsoleReadOnlyAccess` 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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You can attach `AWSWAFConsoleReadOnlyAccess` to your users, groups, and roles.

## Policy details
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+ **Type**: AWS managed policy 
+ **Creation time**: April 06, 2020, 18:43 UTC 
+ **Edited time:** April 08, 2026, 22:27 UTC
+ **ARN**: `arn:aws:iam::aws:policy/AWSWAFConsoleReadOnlyAccess`

## Policy version
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**Policy version:** v20 (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" : "AllowReadOnlyOfAWSWAFClassic",
      "Effect" : "Allow",
      "Action" : [
        "waf:Get*",
        "waf:List*",
        "waf-regional:Get*",
        "waf-regional:List*"
      ],
      "Resource" : [
        "arn:aws:waf::*:bytematchset/*",
        "arn:aws:waf::*:ipset/*",
        "arn:aws:waf::*:ratebasedrule/*",
        "arn:aws:waf::*:rule/*",
        "arn:aws:waf::*:sizeconstraintset/*",
        "arn:aws:waf::*:sqlinjectionset/*",
        "arn:aws:waf::*:webacl/*",
        "arn:aws:waf::*:xssmatchset/*",
        "arn:aws:waf::*:regexmatch/*",
        "arn:aws:waf::*:regexpatternset/*",
        "arn:aws:waf::*:geomatchset/*",
        "arn:aws:waf::*:rulegroup/*",
        "arn:aws:waf:*:*:changetoken/*",
        "arn:aws:waf-regional:*:*:bytematchset/*",
        "arn:aws:waf-regional:*:*:ipset/*",
        "arn:aws:waf-regional:*:*:ratebasedrule/*",
        "arn:aws:waf-regional:*:*:rule/*",
        "arn:aws:waf-regional:*:*:sizeconstraintset/*",
        "arn:aws:waf-regional:*:*:sqlinjectionset/*",
        "arn:aws:waf-regional:*:*:webacl/*",
        "arn:aws:waf-regional:*:*:xssmatchset/*",
        "arn:aws:waf-regional:*:*:regexmatch/*",
        "arn:aws:waf-regional:*:*:regexpatternset/*",
        "arn:aws:waf-regional:*:*:geomatchset/*",
        "arn:aws:waf-regional:*:*:rulegroup/*",
        "arn:aws:waf-regional:*:*:changetoken/*"
      ]
    },
    {
      "Sid" : "AllowWAFClassicGetWebACLForResource",
      "Effect" : "Allow",
      "Action" : [
        "waf-regional:GetWebACLForResource"
      ],
      "Resource" : "arn:aws:waf-regional:*:*:*/*"
    },
    {
      "Sid" : "AllowReadOnlyOfAWSWAF",
      "Effect" : "Allow",
      "Action" : [
        "wafv2:Get*",
        "wafv2:List*",
        "wafv2:Describe*",
        "wafv2:CheckCapacity"
      ],
      "Resource" : [
        "arn:aws:wafv2:*:*:*/webacl/*/*",
        "arn:aws:wafv2:*:*:*/ipset/*/*",
        "arn:aws:wafv2:*:*:*/managedruleset/*/*",
        "arn:aws:wafv2:*:*:*/rulegroup/*/*",
        "arn:aws:wafv2:*:*:*/regexpatternset/*/*"
      ]
    },
    {
      "Sid" : "AllowEC2DescribeRegions",
      "Effect" : "Allow",
      "Action" : [
        "ec2:DescribeRegions"
      ],
      "Resource" : "*"
    },
    {
      "Sid" : "AllowListActionsForCloudWatch",
      "Effect" : "Allow",
      "Action" : [
        "cloudwatch:GetMetricData",
        "cloudwatch:GetMetricStatistics",
        "cloudwatch:ListMetrics"
      ],
      "Resource" : "*"
    },
    {
      "Sid" : "AllowGetActionForCloudFront",
      "Effect" : "Allow",
      "Action" : [
        "cloudfront:GetDistributionConfig",
        "cloudfront:GetDistribution"
      ],
      "Resource" : "arn:aws:cloudfront::*:distribution/*"
    },
    {
      "Sid" : "AllowListActionsForCloudFront",
      "Effect" : "Allow",
      "Action" : [
        "cloudfront:ListDistributions",
        "cloudfront:ListDistributionsByWebACLId"
      ],
      "Resource" : "*"
    },
    {
      "Sid" : "AllowGetActionForCloudFrontTenant",
      "Effect" : "Allow",
      "Action" : [
        "cloudfront:GetDistributionTenant"
      ],
      "Resource" : "arn:aws:cloudfront::*:distribution-tenant/*"
    },
    {
      "Sid" : "AllowListActionsForCloudFrontTenant",
      "Effect" : "Allow",
      "Action" : [
        "cloudfront:ListDistributionTenants",
        "cloudfront:ListDistributionTenantsByCustomization"
      ],
      "Resource" : "*"
    },
    {
      "Sid" : "AllowGetActionsForALB",
      "Effect" : "Allow",
      "Action" : [
        "elasticloadbalancing:GetLoadBalancerWebACL"
      ],
      "Resource" : "arn:aws:elasticloadbalancing:*:*:loadbalancer/app/*/*"
    },
    {
      "Sid" : "AllowListActionsForALB",
      "Effect" : "Allow",
      "Action" : [
        "elasticloadbalancing:DescribeLoadBalancers",
        "elasticloadbalancing:DescribeWebACLAssociation"
      ],
      "Resource" : "*"
    },
    {
      "Sid" : "AllowListActionsForAPIGateway",
      "Effect" : "Allow",
      "Action" : [
        "apigateway:GET"
      ],
      "Resource" : "arn:aws:apigateway:*::/*"
    },
    {
      "Sid" : "AllowGetActionsForAppSync",
      "Effect" : "Allow",
      "Action" : [
        "appsync:GetWebACLForResource"
      ],
      "Resource" : "arn:aws:appsync:*:*:apis/*"
    },
    {
      "Sid" : "AllowListActionsForAppSync",
      "Effect" : "Allow",
      "Action" : [
        "appsync:ListGraphqlApis",
        "appsync:ListApis",
        "appsync:ListResourcesForWebACL"
      ],
      "Resource" : "*"
    },
    {
      "Sid" : "AllowGetActionForCognito",
      "Effect" : "Allow",
      "Action" : [
        "cognito-idp:GetWebACLForResource"
      ],
      "Resource" : "arn:aws:cognito-idp:*:*:userpool/*"
    },
    {
      "Sid" : "AllowListActionsForCognito",
      "Effect" : "Allow",
      "Action" : [
        "cognito-idp:ListUserPools",
        "cognito-idp:ListResourcesForWebACL"
      ],
      "Resource" : "*"
    },
    {
      "Sid" : "AllowGetActionForAppRunner",
      "Effect" : "Allow",
      "Action" : [
        "apprunner:DescribeWebAclForService"
      ],
      "Resource" : "arn:aws:apprunner:*:*:service/*/*"
    },
    {
      "Sid" : "AllowListActionsForAppRunner",
      "Effect" : "Allow",
      "Action" : [
        "apprunner:ListServices",
        "apprunner:ListAssociatedServicesForWebAcl"
      ],
      "Resource" : "*"
    },
    {
      "Sid" : "AllowGetActionForAVA",
      "Effect" : "Allow",
      "Action" : [
        "ec2:GetVerifiedAccessInstanceWebAcl"
      ],
      "Resource" : "arn:aws:ec2:*:*:verified-access-instance/*"
    },
    {
      "Sid" : "AllowListActionsForAVA",
      "Effect" : "Allow",
      "Action" : [
        "ec2:DescribeVerifiedAccessInstances",
        "ec2:DescribeVerifiedAccessInstanceWebAclAssociations"
      ],
      "Resource" : "*"
    },
    {
      "Sid" : "AllowGetActionForAmplify",
      "Effect" : "Allow",
      "Action" : [
        "amplify:GetWebACLForResource"
      ],
      "Resource" : "arn:aws:amplify:*:*:apps/*"
    },
    {
      "Sid" : "AllowListActionsForAmplify",
      "Effect" : "Allow",
      "Action" : [
        "amplify:ListApps",
        "amplify:ListResourcesForWebACL"
      ],
      "Resource" : "*"
    },
    {
      "Sid" : "AllowS3ListAllMyBuckets",
      "Effect" : "Allow",
      "Action" : [
        "s3:ListAllMyBuckets"
      ],
      "Resource" : "*"
    },
    {
      "Sid" : "AllowLogGroupDescribeActions",
      "Effect" : "Allow",
      "Action" : [
        "logs:DescribeResourcePolicies",
        "logs:DescribeLogGroups"
      ],
      "Resource" : "*"
    },
    {
      "Sid" : "AllowListActionForFirehoseStream",
      "Effect" : "Allow",
      "Action" : [
        "firehose:ListDeliveryStreams"
      ],
      "Resource" : "*"
    },
    {
      "Sid" : "AllowActionsForPricing",
      "Effect" : "Allow",
      "Action" : [
        "pricing:ListPriceLists",
        "pricing:GetPriceListFileUrl"
      ],
      "Resource" : "*"
    },
    {
      "Sid" : "AllowMarketplaceViewSubscriptions",
      "Effect" : "Allow",
      "Action" : [
        "aws-marketplace:ViewSubscriptions"
      ],
      "Resource" : "*"
    },
    {
      "Sid" : "AllowLogQueryActions",
      "Effect" : "Allow",
      "Action" : [
        "logs:StartQuery",
        "logs:DescribeQueryDefinitions",
        "logs:GetQueryResults"
      ],
      "Resource" : "arn:aws:logs:*:*:log-group:aws-waf-logs-*"
    },
    {
      "Sid" : "AllowListActionsForPricingPlanManager",
      "Effect" : "Allow",
      "Action" : [
        "pricingplanmanager:GetSubscription"
      ],
      "Resource" : "arn:aws:pricingplanmanager::*:subscription:*"
    },
    {
      "Sid" : "AllowListActionsForRoute53",
      "Effect" : "Allow",
      "Action" : [
        "route53:ListHostedZones",
        "route53:GetHostedZone"
      ],
      "Resource" : "*"
    },
    {
      "Sid" : "AllowListSubscriptionsForPricingPlanManager",
      "Effect" : "Allow",
      "Action" : [
        "pricingplanmanager:ListSubscriptions"
      ],
      "Resource" : "*"
    }
  ]
}
```

## Learn more
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+ [Create a permission set using AWS managed policies in IAM Identity Center](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/singlesignon/latest/userguide/howtocreatepermissionset.html) 
+ [Adding and removing IAM identity permissions](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/IAM/latest/UserGuide/access_policies_manage-attach-detach.html) 
+ [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)