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💼 [IAM.1] IAM policies should not allow full "*" administrative privileges

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Description

IAM policies define a set of privileges that are granted to users, groups, or roles. Following standard security advice, AWS recommends that you grant least privilege, which means to grant only the permissions that are required to perform a task. When you provide full administrative privileges instead of the minimum set of permissions that the user needs, you expose the resources to potentially unwanted actions.

Instead of allowing full administrative privileges, determine what users need to do and then craft policies that let the users perform only those tasks. It is more secure to start with a minimum set of permissions and grant additional permissions as necessary. Do not start with permissions that are too lenient and then try to tighten them later.

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SectionSub SectionsInternal RulesPoliciesFlagsCompliance
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💼 NIST SP 800-53 Revision 5 → 💼 AC-3(7) Access Enforcement _ Role-based Access Control14no data
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💼 NIST SP 800-53 Revision 5 → 💼 AC-5 Separation of Duties15no data
💼 NIST SP 800-53 Revision 5 → 💼 AC-6 Least Privilege102350no data
💼 NIST SP 800-53 Revision 5 → 💼 AC-6(2) Least Privilege _ Non-privileged Access for Nonsecurity Functions45no data
💼 NIST SP 800-53 Revision 5 → 💼 AC-6(3) Least Privilege _ Network Access to Privileged Commands2no data
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Sub Sections

SectionSub SectionsInternal RulesPoliciesFlagsCompliance

Policies (1)

PolicyLogic CountFlagsCompliance
🛡️ AWS IAM Policy allows full administrative privileges🟢1🟢 x6no data

Internal Rules

RulePoliciesFlags
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