Using service-linked roles for Resale Authorization with AWS Marketplace - AWS Marketplace
Service-linked role permissions for AWS MarketplaceCreating a service-linked role for AWS MarketplaceEditing a service-linked role for AWS MarketplaceDeleting a service-linked role for AWS MarketplaceSupported Regions for AWS Marketplace service-linked roles

Using service-linked roles for Resale Authorization with AWS Marketplace

AWS Marketplace 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 Marketplace. Service-linked roles are predefined by AWS Marketplace and include all the permissions that the service requires to call other AWS services on your behalf.

A service-linked role makes setting up AWS Marketplace easier because you don’t have to manually add the necessary permissions. AWS Marketplace defines the permissions of its service-linked roles, and unless defined otherwise, only AWS Marketplace can assume its roles. The defined permissions include the trust policy and the permissions policy, and that permissions policy cannot 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 Marketplace 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 roles column. Choose a Yes with a link to view the service-linked role documentation for that service.

Service-linked role permissions for AWS Marketplace

AWS Marketplace uses the service-linked role named AWSServiceRoleForMarketplaceResaleAuthorization, which enables access to AWS services and resources used or managed by AWS Marketplace for Resale Authorizations.

The AWSServiceRoleForMarketplaceResaleAuthorization service-linked role trusts the following services to assume the role:

  • resale-authorization.marketplace.amazonaws.com

The role permissions policy named AWSMarketplaceResaleAuthorizationServiceRolePolicy allows AWS Marketplace to complete the following actions on the specified resources.

{
    "Version": "2012-10-17",
    "Statement": [{
            "Sid": "AllowResaleAuthorizationShareActionsRAMCreate",
            "Effect": "Allow",
            "Action": [
                "ram:CreateResourceShare"
            ],
            "Resource": [
                "arn:aws:ram:*:*:*"
            ],
            "Condition": {
                "StringEquals": {
                    "ram:RequestedResourceType": "aws-marketplace:Entity"
                },
                "ArnLike": {
                    "ram:ResourceArn": "arn:aws:aws-marketplace:*:*:AWSMarketplace/ResaleAuthorization/*"
                },
                "Null": {
                    "ram:Principal": "true"
                }
            }
        },
        {
            "Sid": "AllowResaleAuthorizationShareActionsRAMAssociate",
            "Effect": "Allow",
            "Action": [
                "ram:AssociateResourceShare"
            ],
            "Resource": [
                "arn:aws:ram:*:*:*"
            ],
            "Condition": {
                "Null": {
                    "ram:Principal": "false"
                },
                "StringEquals": {
                    "ram:ResourceShareName": "AWSMarketplaceResaleAuthorization"
                }
            }
        },
        {
            "Sid": "AllowResaleAuthorizationShareActionsRAMAccept",
            "Effect": "Allow",
            "Action": [
                "ram:AcceptResourceShareInvitation"
            ],
            "Resource": [
                "arn:aws:ram:*:*:*"
            ],
            "Condition": {
                "StringEquals": {
                    "ram:ResourceShareName": "AWSMarketplaceResaleAuthorization"
                }
            }
        },
        {
            "Sid": "AllowResaleAuthorizationShareActionsRAMGet",
            "Effect": "Allow",
            "Action": [
                "ram:GetResourceShareInvitations",
                "ram:GetResourceShareAssociations"
            ],
            "Resource": [
                "arn:aws:ram:*:*:*"
            ]
        },
        {
            "Sid": "AllowResaleAuthorizationShareActionsMarketplace",
            "Effect": "Allow",
            "Action": [
                "aws-marketplace:PutResourcePolicy",
                "aws-marketplace:GetResourcePolicy"
            ],
            "Resource": "arn:aws:aws-marketplace:*:*:AWSMarketplace/ResaleAuthorization/*",
            "Condition": {
                "ForAnyValue:StringEquals": {
                    "aws:CalledVia": ["ram.amazonaws.com"]
                }
            }
        },
        {
            "Sid": "AllowResaleAuthorizationShareActionsMarketplaceDescribe",
            "Effect": "Allow",
            "Action": [
                "aws-marketplace:DescribeEntity"
            ],
            "Resource": "arn:aws:aws-marketplace:*:*:AWSMarketplace/ResaleAuthorization/*"
        }
    ]
}

You must configure permissions to allow your users, groups, or roles to create, edit, or delete a service-linked role. For more information, see Service-linked role permissions in the IAM User Guide.

Creating a service-linked role for AWS Marketplace

You don't need to manually create a service-linked role. When you choose a service-linked role in the AWS Marketplace Management Portal, AWS Marketplace creates the service-linked role for you.

To create a service-linked role

  1. In the AWS Marketplace Management Portal, sign in to the management account and choose Settings.

  2. In the Settings section, select the Service-linked roles tab.

  3. On the Service-linked roles page, select Service-linked role for Resale Authorizations or Resale Authorizations integration, and then choose Create service-linked role or Configure integration.

  4. On the Service-linked role for Resale Authorizations or Create Resale Authorizations integrations page, review the information and confirm by choosing Create service-linked role or Create integration.

    A message appears on the Service-linked roles page, indicating that the Resale Authorization service-linked role was successfully created.

If you delete a service-linked role, you can follow these steps to recreate it.

Editing a service-linked role for AWS Marketplace

AWS Marketplace does not allow you to edit the AWSServiceRoleForMarketplaceResaleAuthorization 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. For more information, see Editing a service-linked role in the IAM User Guide.

Deleting a service-linked role for AWS Marketplace

If you no longer need 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.

Note

If independent software vendors (ISVs) don't have the role, AWS Resource Access Manager won't automatically share new Resale Authorizations with the targeted channel partner. If channel partners don't have the role, AWS Resource Access Manager won't automatically accept the Resale Authorization targeted to them.

To manually delete the service-linked role using IAM

Use the IAM console, the AWS CLI, or the AWS API to delete the AWSServiceRoleForMarketplaceResaleAuthorization service-linked role. For more information, see Deleting a service-linked role in the IAM User Guide.

Supported Regions for AWS Marketplace service-linked roles

AWS Marketplace supports using service-linked roles in all of the Regions where the service is available. For more information, see AWS Regions and endpoints.