Use service-linked roles for AWS IoT SiteWise

AWS IoT SiteWise uses AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM) service-linked roles. A service-linked role is a unique type of IAM role that is linked directly to AWS IoT SiteWise. service-linked roles are predefined by AWS IoT SiteWise and include all the permissions that the service requires to call other AWS services on your behalf.

Service-linked roles simplify the configuration of AWS IoT SiteWise by automatically including all necessary permissions. AWS IoT SiteWise defines the permissions of its service-linked roles, and unless defined otherwise, only AWS IoT SiteWise can assume its roles. The defined permissions include the trust policy and the permissions policy. And that permissions policy can't be attached to any other IAM entity.

You can delete a service-linked role only after first deleting their related resources. This protects your AWS IoT SiteWise resources because you can't inadvertently remove permission to access the resources.

For information about other services that support service-linked roles, see AWS services that work with IAM 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.

Supported Regions for AWS IoT SiteWise service-linked roles

AWS IoT SiteWise supports using service-linked roles in all of the Regions where the service is available. For more information, see AWS IoT SiteWise Endpoints and Quotas.