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Service-linked role permissions for MediaConnect

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Service-linked role permissions for MediaConnect - AWS Elemental MediaConnect

MediaConnect uses the service-linked role named AWSServiceRoleForMediaConnect – The default Service-Linked Role that enables access to AWS Services and Resources used or managed by MediaConnect..

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

  • MediaConnect

The role permissions policy named MediaConnectServiceRolePolicy allows MediaConnect to complete the following actions on the specified resources:

  • Action: ecs:CreateCluster, ecs:RegisterTaskDefinition, ecs:DescribeTaskDefinition, ecs:ListAttributes, ecs:UpdateContainerInstancesState, ecs:DeregisterContainerInstance on Resource arn:aws:ecs:*:*:*

  • Action: ecs:UpdateCluster, ecs:UpdateClusterSettings, ecs:DescribeClusters on Resourcearn:aws:ecs:*:*:cluster/MediaConnect

  • Action: ecs:CreateService, ecs:UpdateService, ecs:RunTask, ecs:StartTask, ecs:StopTask, ecs:ExecuteCommand, ecs:PutAttributes, ecs:DeleteAttributes, ecs:DescribeServices, ecs:DescribeTasks, ecs:ListTasks on Resource arn:aws:ecs:*:*:* with the Condition of StringLike: {ecs:Cluster: arn:aws:ecs:*:*:cluster/MediaConnect}

You must configure permissions to allow an IAM entity (such as a user, group, or role) to create, edit, or delete a service-linked role. For more information, see Service-linked role permissions in the IAM User Guide.

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