# How Amazon Simple Workflow Service works with IAM
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Before you use IAM to manage access to Amazon SWF, learn what IAM features are available to use with Amazon SWF.


**IAM features you can use with Amazon Simple Workflow Service**  

| IAM feature | Amazon SWF support | 
| --- | --- | 
| [Identity-based policies](swf-dev-iam.md#security_iam_service-with-iam-id-based-policies) |  Yes | 
| [Resource-based policies](swf-dev-iam.md#security_iam_service-with-iam-resource-based-policies) |  No  | 
| [Policy actions](swf-dev-iam.md#security_iam_service-with-iam-id-based-policies-actions) |  Yes | 
| [Policy resources](swf-dev-iam.md#security_iam_service-with-iam-id-based-policies-resources) |  Yes | 
| [Policy condition keys (service-specific)](swf-dev-iam.md#security_iam_service-with-iam-id-based-policies-conditionkeys) |  Yes | 
| [ACLs](swf-dev-iam.md#security_iam_service-with-iam-acls) |  No  | 
| [ABAC (tags in policies)](swf-dev-iam.md#security_iam_service-with-iam-tags) |  Partial | 
| [Temporary credentials](swf-dev-iam.md#security_iam_service-with-iam-roles-tempcreds) |  Yes | 
| [Principal permissions](swf-dev-iam.md#security_iam_service-with-iam-principal-permissions) |  Yes | 
| [Service roles](swf-dev-iam.md#security_iam_service-with-iam-roles-service) |  Yes | 
| [Service-linked roles](swf-dev-iam.md#security_iam_service-with-iam-roles-service-linked) |  No  | 

To get a high-level view of how Amazon SWF and other AWS services work with most IAM features, see [AWS services that work with IAM](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/IAM/latest/UserGuide/reference_aws-services-that-work-with-iam.html) in the *IAM User Guide*.