

# Identity and Access Management for Amazon WorkSpaces Secure Browser
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AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM) is an AWS service that helps an administrator securely control access to AWS resources. IAM administrators control who can be *authenticated* (signed in) and *authorized* (have permissions) to use WorkSpaces Secure Browser resources. IAM is an AWS service that you can use with no additional charge.

**Topics**
+ [Audience](#security_iam_audience)
+ [Authenticating with identities](#security_iam_authentication)
+ [Managing access using policies](#security_iam_access-manage)
+ [How Amazon WorkSpaces Secure Browser works with IAM](security_iam_service-with-iam.md)
+ [Identity-based policy examples for Amazon WorkSpaces Secure Browser](security_iam_id-based-policy-examples.md)
+ [AWS managed policies for WorkSpaces Secure Browser](security-iam-awsmanpol.md)
+ [Troubleshooting Amazon WorkSpaces Secure Browser identity and access](security_iam_troubleshoot.md)
+ [Using service-linked roles for Amazon WorkSpaces Secure Browser](using-service-linked-roles.md)

## Audience
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How you use AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM) differs based on your role:
+ **Service user** - request permissions from your administrator if you cannot access features (see [Troubleshooting Amazon WorkSpaces Secure Browser identity and access](security_iam_troubleshoot.md))
+ **Service administrator** - determine user access and submit permission requests (see [How Amazon WorkSpaces Secure Browser works with IAM](security_iam_service-with-iam.md))
+ **IAM administrator** - write policies to manage access (see [Identity-based policy examples for Amazon WorkSpaces Secure Browser](security_iam_id-based-policy-examples.md))

## Authenticating with identities
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Authentication is how you sign in to AWS using your identity credentials. You must be authenticated as the AWS account root user, an IAM user, or by assuming an IAM role.

You can sign in as a federated identity using credentials from an identity source like AWS IAM Identity Center (IAM Identity Center), single sign-on authentication, or Google/Facebook credentials. For more information about signing in, see [How to sign in to your AWS account](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/signin/latest/userguide/how-to-sign-in.html) in the *AWS Sign-In User Guide*.

For programmatic access, AWS provides an SDK and CLI to cryptographically sign requests. For more information, see [AWS Signature Version 4 for API requests](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/IAM/latest/UserGuide/reference_sigv.html) in the *IAM User Guide*.

### AWS account root user
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 When you create an AWS account, you begin with one sign-in identity called the AWS account *root user* that has complete access to all AWS services and resources. We strongly recommend that you don't use the root user for everyday tasks. For tasks that require root user credentials, see [Tasks that require root user credentials](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/IAM/latest/UserGuide/id_root-user.html#root-user-tasks) in the *IAM User Guide*. 

### Federated identity
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As a best practice, require human users to use federation with an identity provider to access AWS services using temporary credentials.

A *federated identity* is a user from your enterprise directory, web identity provider, or Directory Service that accesses AWS services using credentials from an identity source. Federated identities assume roles that provide temporary credentials.

For centralized access management, we recommend AWS IAM Identity Center. For more information, see [What is IAM Identity Center?](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/singlesignon/latest/userguide/what-is.html) in the *AWS IAM Identity Center User Guide*.

### IAM users and groups
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An *[IAM user](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/IAM/latest/UserGuide/id_users.html)* is an identity with specific permissions for a single person or application. We recommend using temporary credentials instead of IAM users with long-term credentials. For more information, see [Require human users to use federation with an identity provider to access AWS using temporary credentials](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/IAM/latest/UserGuide/best-practices.html#bp-users-federation-idp) in the *IAM User Guide*.

An [https://docs.aws.amazon.com/IAM/latest/UserGuide/id_groups.html](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/IAM/latest/UserGuide/id_groups.html) specifies a collection of IAM users and makes permissions easier to manage for large sets of users. For more information, see [Use cases for IAM users](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/IAM/latest/UserGuide/gs-identities-iam-users.html) in the *IAM User Guide*.

### IAM roles
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An *[IAM role](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/IAM/latest/UserGuide/id_roles.html)* is an identity with specific permissions that provides temporary credentials. You can assume a role by [switching from a user to an IAM role (console)](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/IAM/latest/UserGuide/id_roles_use_switch-role-console.html) or by calling an AWS CLI or AWS API operation. For more information, see [Methods to assume a role](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/IAM/latest/UserGuide/id_roles_manage-assume.html) in the *IAM User Guide*.

IAM roles are useful for federated user access, temporary IAM user permissions, cross-account access, cross-service access, and applications running on Amazon EC2. For more information, see [Cross account resource access in IAM](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/IAM/latest/UserGuide/access_policies-cross-account-resource-access.html) in the *IAM User Guide*.

## Managing access using policies
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You control access in AWS by creating policies and attaching them to AWS identities or resources. A policy defines permissions when associated with an identity or resource. AWS evaluates these policies when a principal makes a request. Most policies are stored in AWS as JSON documents. For more information about JSON policy documents, see [Overview of JSON policies](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/IAM/latest/UserGuide/access_policies.html#access_policies-json) in the *IAM User Guide*.

Using policies, administrators specify who has access to what by defining which **principal** can perform **actions** on what **resources**, and under what **conditions**.

By default, users and roles have no permissions. An IAM administrator creates IAM policies and adds them to roles, which users can then assume. IAM policies define permissions regardless of the method used to perform the operation.

### Identity-based policies
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Identity-based policies are JSON permissions policy documents that you attach to an identity (user, group, or role). These policies control what actions identities can perform, on which resources, and under what conditions. To learn how to create an identity-based policy, see [Define custom IAM permissions with customer managed policies](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/IAM/latest/UserGuide/access_policies_create.html) in the *IAM User Guide*.

Identity-based policies can be *inline policies* (embedded directly into a single identity) or *managed policies* (standalone policies attached to multiple identities). To learn how to choose between managed and inline policies, see [Choose between managed policies and inline policies](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/IAM/latest/UserGuide/access_policies-choosing-managed-or-inline.html) in the *IAM User Guide*.

### Resource-based policies
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Resource-based policies are JSON policy documents that you attach to a resource. Examples include IAM *role trust policies* and Amazon S3 *bucket policies*. In services that support resource-based policies, service administrators can use them to control access to a specific resource. You must [specify a principal](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/IAM/latest/UserGuide/reference_policies_elements_principal.html) in a resource-based policy.

Resource-based policies are inline policies that are located in that service. You can't use AWS managed policies from IAM in a resource-based policy.

### Other policy types
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AWS supports additional policy types that can set the maximum permissions granted by more common policy types:
+ **Permissions boundaries** – Set the maximum permissions that an identity-based policy can grant to an IAM entity. For more information, see [Permissions boundaries for IAM entities](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/IAM/latest/UserGuide/access_policies_boundaries.html) in the *IAM User Guide*.
+ **Service control policies (SCPs)** – Specify the maximum permissions for an organization or organizational unit in AWS Organizations. For more information, see [Service control policies](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/organizations/latest/userguide/orgs_manage_policies_scps.html) in the *AWS Organizations User Guide*.
+ **Resource control policies (RCPs)** – Set the maximum available permissions for resources in your accounts. For more information, see [Resource control policies (RCPs)](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/organizations/latest/userguide/orgs_manage_policies_rcps.html) in the *AWS Organizations User Guide*.
+ **Session policies** – Advanced policies passed as a parameter when creating a temporary session for a role or federated user. For more information, see [Session policies](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/IAM/latest/UserGuide/access_policies.html#policies_session) in the *IAM User Guide*.

### Multiple policy types
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When multiple types of policies apply to a request, the resulting permissions are more complicated to understand. To learn how AWS determines whether to allow a request when multiple policy types are involved, see [Policy evaluation logic](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/IAM/latest/UserGuide/reference_policies_evaluation-logic.html) in the *IAM User Guide*.

# How Amazon WorkSpaces Secure Browser works with IAM
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Before you use IAM to manage access to WorkSpaces Secure Browser, learn what IAM features are available to use with WorkSpaces Secure Browser.






**IAM features you can use with Amazon WorkSpaces Secure Browser**  

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

To get a high-level view of how WorkSpaces Secure Browser 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*.

**Topics**
+ [Identity-based policies for WorkSpaces Secure Browser](security_iam_service-with-iam-id-based-policies.md)
+ [Resource-based policies within WorkSpaces Secure Browser](security_iam_service-with-iam-resource-based-policies.md)
+ [Policy actions for WorkSpaces Secure Browser](security_iam_service-with-iam-id-based-policies-actions.md)
+ [Policy resources for WorkSpaces Secure Browser](security_iam_service-with-iam-id-based-policies-resources.md)
+ [Policy condition keys for WorkSpaces Secure Browser](security_iam_service-with-iam-id-based-policies-conditionkeys.md)
+ [Access control lists (ACLs) in WorkSpaces Secure Browser](security_iam_service-with-iam-acls.md)
+ [Attribute-based access control (ABAC) with WorkSpaces Secure Browser](security_iam_service-with-iam-tags.md)
+ [Using Temporary credentials with WorkSpaces Secure Browser](security_iam_service-with-iam-roles-tempcreds.md)
+ [Cross-service principal permissions for WorkSpaces Secure Browser](security_iam_service-with-iam-principal-permissions.md)
+ [Service roles for WorkSpaces Secure Browser](security_iam_service-with-iam-roles-service.md)
+ [Service-linked roles for WorkSpaces Secure Browser](security_iam_service-with-iam-roles-service-linked.md)

# Identity-based policies for WorkSpaces Secure Browser
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**Supports identity-based policies:** Yes

Identity-based policies are JSON permissions policy documents that you can attach to an identity, such as an IAM user, group of users, or role. These policies control what actions users and roles can perform, on which resources, and under what conditions. To learn how to create an identity-based policy, see [Define custom IAM permissions with customer managed policies](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/IAM/latest/UserGuide/access_policies_create.html) in the *IAM User Guide*.

With IAM identity-based policies, you can specify allowed or denied actions and resources as well as the conditions under which actions are allowed or denied. To learn about all of the elements that you can use in a JSON policy, see [IAM JSON policy elements reference](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/IAM/latest/UserGuide/reference_policies_elements.html) in the *IAM User Guide*.

## Identity-based policy examples for WorkSpaces Secure Browser
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To view examples of WorkSpaces Secure Browser identity-based policies, see [Identity-based policy examples for Amazon WorkSpaces Secure Browser](security_iam_id-based-policy-examples.md).

# Resource-based policies within WorkSpaces Secure Browser
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**Supports resource-based policies:** No 

Resource-based policies are JSON policy documents that you attach to a resource. Examples of resource-based policies are IAM *role trust policies* and Amazon S3 *bucket policies*. In services that support resource-based policies, service administrators can use them to control access to a specific resource. For the resource where the policy is attached, the policy defines what actions a specified principal can perform on that resource and under what conditions. You must [specify a principal](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/IAM/latest/UserGuide/reference_policies_elements_principal.html) in a resource-based policy. Principals can include accounts, users, roles, federated users, or AWS services.

To enable cross-account access, you can specify an entire account or IAM entities in another account as the principal in a resource-based policy. For more information, see [Cross account resource access in IAM](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/IAM/latest/UserGuide/access_policies-cross-account-resource-access.html) in the *IAM User Guide*.

# Policy actions for WorkSpaces Secure Browser
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**Supports policy actions:** Yes

Administrators can use AWS JSON policies to specify who has access to what. That is, which **principal** can perform **actions** on what **resources**, and under what **conditions**.

The `Action` element of a JSON policy describes the actions that you can use to allow or deny access in a policy. Include actions in a policy to grant permissions to perform the associated operation.



To see a list of WorkSpaces Secure Browser actions, see [Actions defined by Amazon WorkSpaces Secure Browser](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/service-authorization/latest/reference/list_amazonworkspacesweb.html#amazonworkspacesweb-actions-as-permissions) in the *Service Authorization Reference*.

Policy actions in WorkSpaces Secure Browser use the following prefix before the action:

```
workspaces-web
```

To specify multiple actions in a single statement, separate them with commas.

```
"Action": [
      "workspaces-web:action1",
      "workspaces-web:action2"
         ]
```





To view examples of WorkSpaces Secure Browser identity-based policies, see [Identity-based policy examples for Amazon WorkSpaces Secure Browser](security_iam_id-based-policy-examples.md).

# Policy resources for WorkSpaces Secure Browser
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**Supports policy resources:** Yes

Administrators can use AWS JSON policies to specify who has access to what. That is, which **principal** can perform **actions** on what **resources**, and under what **conditions**.

The `Resource` JSON policy element specifies the object or objects to which the action applies. As a best practice, specify a resource using its [Amazon Resource Name (ARN)](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/IAM/latest/UserGuide/reference-arns.html). For actions that don't support resource-level permissions, use a wildcard (\$1) to indicate that the statement applies to all resources.

```
"Resource": "*"
```

To see a list of WorkSpaces Secure Browser resource types and their ARNs, see [Resources defined by Amazon WorkSpaces Secure Browser](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/service-authorization/latest/reference/list_amazonworkspacesweb.html#amazonworkspacesweb-resources-for-iam-policies) in the *Service Authorization Reference*. To learn with which actions you can specify the ARN of each resource, see [Actions defined by Amazon WorkSpaces Secure Browser](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/service-authorization/latest/reference/list_amazonworkspacesweb.html#amazonworkspacesweb-actions-as-permissions).





To view examples of WorkSpaces Secure Browser identity-based policies, see [Identity-based policy examples for Amazon WorkSpaces Secure Browser](security_iam_id-based-policy-examples.md).

# Policy condition keys for WorkSpaces Secure Browser
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**Supports service-specific policy condition keys:** Yes

Administrators can use AWS JSON policies to specify who has access to what. That is, which **principal** can perform **actions** on what **resources**, and under what **conditions**.

The `Condition` element specifies when statements execute based on defined criteria. You can create conditional expressions that use [condition operators](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/IAM/latest/UserGuide/reference_policies_elements_condition_operators.html), such as equals or less than, to match the condition in the policy with values in the request. To see all AWS global condition keys, see [AWS global condition context keys](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/IAM/latest/UserGuide/reference_policies_condition-keys.html) in the *IAM User Guide*.

To see a list of WorkSpaces Secure Browser condition keys, see [Condition keys for Amazon WorkSpaces Secure Browser](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/service-authorization/latest/reference/list_amazonworkspacesweb.html#amazonworkspacesweb-policy-keys) in the *Service Authorization Reference*. To learn with which actions and resources you can use a condition key, see [Actions defined by Amazon WorkSpaces Secure Browser](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/service-authorization/latest/reference/list_amazonworkspacesweb.html#amazonworkspacesweb-actions-as-permissions).

To view examples of WorkSpaces Secure Browser identity-based policies, see [Identity-based policy examples for Amazon WorkSpaces Secure Browser](security_iam_id-based-policy-examples.md).

# Access control lists (ACLs) in WorkSpaces Secure Browser
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**Supports ACLs:** No 

Access control lists (ACLs) control which principals (account members, users, or roles) have permissions to access a resource. ACLs are similar to resource-based policies, although they do not use the JSON policy document format.

# Attribute-based access control (ABAC) with WorkSpaces Secure Browser
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**Supports ABAC (tags in policies):** Partial

Attribute-based access control (ABAC) is an authorization strategy that defines permissions based on attributes called tags. You can attach tags to IAM entities and AWS resources, then design ABAC policies to allow operations when the principal's tag matches the tag on the resource.

To control access based on tags, you provide tag information in the [condition element](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/IAM/latest/UserGuide/reference_policies_elements_condition.html) of a policy using the `aws:ResourceTag/key-name`, `aws:RequestTag/key-name`, or `aws:TagKeys` condition keys.

If a service supports all three condition keys for every resource type, then the value is **Yes** for the service. If a service supports all three condition keys for only some resource types, then the value is **Partial**.

For more information about ABAC, see [Define permissions with ABAC authorization](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/IAM/latest/UserGuide/introduction_attribute-based-access-control.html) in the *IAM User Guide*. To view a tutorial with steps for setting up ABAC, see [Use attribute-based access control (ABAC)](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/IAM/latest/UserGuide/tutorial_attribute-based-access-control.html) in the *IAM User Guide*.

# Using Temporary credentials with WorkSpaces Secure Browser
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**Supports temporary credentials:** Yes

Temporary credentials provide short-term access to AWS resources and are automatically created when you use federation or switch roles. AWS recommends that you dynamically generate temporary credentials instead of using long-term access keys. For more information, see [Temporary security credentials in IAM](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/IAM/latest/UserGuide/id_credentials_temp.html) and [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*.

# Cross-service principal permissions for WorkSpaces Secure Browser
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**Supports forward access sessions (FAS):** Yes

 Forward access sessions (FAS) use the permissions of the principal calling an AWS service, combined with the requesting AWS service to make requests to downstream services. For policy details when making FAS requests, see [Forward access sessions](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/IAM/latest/UserGuide/access_forward_access_sessions.html). 

# Service roles for WorkSpaces Secure Browser
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**Supports service roles:** No 

 A service role is an [IAM role](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/IAM/latest/UserGuide/id_roles.html) that a service assumes to perform actions on your behalf. An IAM administrator can create, modify, and delete a service role from within IAM. For more information, see [Create a role to delegate permissions to an AWS service](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/IAM/latest/UserGuide/id_roles_create_for-service.html) in the *IAM User Guide*. 

**Warning**  
Changing the permissions for a service role might break WorkSpaces Secure Browser's functionality. Edit service roles only when WorkSpaces Secure Browser provides guidance to do so.

# Service-linked roles for WorkSpaces Secure Browser
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**Supports service-linked roles:** Yes

 A service-linked role is a type of service role that is linked to an AWS service. The service can assume the role to perform an action on your behalf. Service-linked roles appear in your AWS account and are owned by the service. An IAM administrator can view, but not edit the permissions for service-linked roles. 

For details about creating or managing service-linked roles, see [AWS services that work with IAM](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/IAM/latest/UserGuide/reference_aws-services-that-work-with-iam.html). Find a service in the table that includes a `Yes` in the **Service-linked role** column. Choose the **Yes** link to view the service-linked role documentation for that service.

# Identity-based policy examples for Amazon WorkSpaces Secure Browser
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By default, users and roles don't have permission to create or modify WorkSpaces Secure Browser resources. To grant users permission to perform actions on the resources that they need, an IAM administrator can create IAM policies.

To learn how to create an IAM identity-based policy by using these example JSON policy documents, see [Create IAM policies (console)](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/IAM/latest/UserGuide/access_policies_create-console.html) in the *IAM User Guide*.

For details about actions and resource types defined by WorkSpaces Secure Browser, including the format of the ARNs for each of the resource types, see [Actions, resources, and condition keys for Amazon WorkSpaces Secure Browser](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/service-authorization/latest/reference/list_amazonworkspacesweb.html) in the *Service Authorization Reference*.

**Topics**
+ [Identity-based policy best practices for Amazon WorkSpaces Secure Browser](security_iam_service-with-iam-policy-best-practices.md)
+ [Using the Amazon WorkSpaces Secure Browser console](security_iam_id-based-policy-examples-console.md)
+ [Allowing users to view their own permissions for Amazon WorkSpaces Secure Browser](security_iam_id-based-policy-examples-view-own-permissions.md)

# Identity-based policy best practices for Amazon WorkSpaces Secure Browser
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Identity-based policies determine whether someone can create, access, or delete WorkSpaces Secure Browser resources in your account. These actions can incur costs for your AWS account. When you create or edit identity-based policies, follow these guidelines and recommendations:
+ **Get started with AWS managed policies and move toward least-privilege permissions** – To get started granting permissions to your users and workloads, use the *AWS managed policies* that grant permissions for many common use cases. They are available in your AWS account. We recommend that you reduce permissions further by defining AWS customer managed policies that are specific to your use cases. For more information, see [AWS managed policies](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/IAM/latest/UserGuide/access_policies_managed-vs-inline.html#aws-managed-policies) or [AWS managed policies for job functions](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/IAM/latest/UserGuide/access_policies_job-functions.html) in the *IAM User Guide*.
+ **Apply least-privilege permissions** – When you set permissions with IAM policies, grant only the permissions required to perform a task. You do this by defining the actions that can be taken on specific resources under specific conditions, also known as *least-privilege permissions*. For more information about using IAM to apply permissions, see [ Policies and permissions in IAM](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/IAM/latest/UserGuide/access_policies.html) in the *IAM User Guide*.
+ **Use conditions in IAM policies to further restrict access** – You can add a condition to your policies to limit access to actions and resources. For example, you can write a policy condition to specify that all requests must be sent using SSL. You can also use conditions to grant access to service actions if they are used through a specific AWS service, such as CloudFormation. For more information, see [ IAM JSON policy elements: Condition](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/IAM/latest/UserGuide/reference_policies_elements_condition.html) in the *IAM User Guide*.
+ **Use IAM Access Analyzer to validate your IAM policies to ensure secure and functional permissions** – IAM Access Analyzer validates new and existing policies so that the policies adhere to the IAM policy language (JSON) and IAM best practices. IAM Access Analyzer provides more than 100 policy checks and actionable recommendations to help you author secure and functional policies. For more information, see [Validate policies with IAM Access Analyzer](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/IAM/latest/UserGuide/access-analyzer-policy-validation.html) in the *IAM User Guide*.
+ **Require multi-factor authentication (MFA)** – If you have a scenario that requires IAM users or a root user in your AWS account, turn on MFA for additional security. To require MFA when API operations are called, add MFA conditions to your policies. For more information, see [ Secure API access with MFA](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/IAM/latest/UserGuide/id_credentials_mfa_configure-api-require.html) in the *IAM User Guide*.

For more information about best practices in IAM, see [Security best practices in IAM](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/IAM/latest/UserGuide/best-practices.html) in the *IAM User Guide*.

# Using the Amazon WorkSpaces Secure Browser console
<a name="security_iam_id-based-policy-examples-console"></a>

To access the Amazon WorkSpaces Secure Browser console, you must have a minimum set of permissions. These permissions must allow you to list and view details about the WorkSpaces Secure Browser resources in your AWS account. If you create an identity-based policy that is more restrictive than the minimum required permissions, the console won't function as intended for entities (users or roles) with that policy.

You don't need to allow minimum console permissions for users that are making calls only to the AWS CLI or the AWS API. Instead, allow access to only the actions that match the API operation that they're trying to perform.

To ensure that users and roles can still use the WorkSpaces Secure Browser console, also attach the WorkSpaces Secure Browser `ConsoleAccess` or `ReadOnly` AWS managed policy to the entities. For more information, see [Adding permissions to a user](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/IAM/latest/UserGuide/id_users_change-permissions.html#users_change_permissions-add-console) in the *IAM User Guide*.

# Allowing users to view their own permissions for Amazon WorkSpaces Secure Browser
<a name="security_iam_id-based-policy-examples-view-own-permissions"></a>

This example shows how you might create a policy that allows IAM users to view the inline and managed policies that are attached to their user identity. This policy includes permissions to complete this action on the console or programmatically using the AWS CLI or AWS API.

```
{
    "Version": "2012-10-17",		 	 	 
    "Statement": [
        {
            "Sid": "ViewOwnUserInfo",
            "Effect": "Allow",
            "Action": [
                "iam:GetUserPolicy",
                "iam:ListGroupsForUser",
                "iam:ListAttachedUserPolicies",
                "iam:ListUserPolicies",
                "iam:GetUser"
            ],
            "Resource": ["arn:aws:iam::*:user/${aws:username}"]
        },
        {
            "Sid": "NavigateInConsole",
            "Effect": "Allow",
            "Action": [
                "iam:GetGroupPolicy",
                "iam:GetPolicyVersion",
                "iam:GetPolicy",
                "iam:ListAttachedGroupPolicies",
                "iam:ListGroupPolicies",
                "iam:ListPolicyVersions",
                "iam:ListPolicies",
                "iam:ListUsers"
            ],
            "Resource": "*"
        }
    ]
}
```







# AWS managed policies for WorkSpaces Secure Browser
<a name="security-iam-awsmanpol"></a>







To add permissions to users, groups, and roles, it is easier to use AWS managed policies than to write policies yourself. It takes time and expertise to [create IAM customer managed policies](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/IAM/latest/UserGuide/access_policies_create-console.html) that provide your team with only the permissions they need. To get started quickly, you can use our AWS managed policies. These policies cover common use cases and are available in your AWS account. For more information about AWS managed policies, see [AWS managed policies](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/IAM/latest/UserGuide/access_policies_managed-vs-inline.html#aws-managed-policies) in the *IAM User Guide*.

AWS services maintain and update AWS managed policies. You can't change the permissions in AWS managed policies. Services may occasionally add additional permissions to an AWS managed policy to support new features. This type of update affects all identities (users, groups, and roles) where the policy is attached. Services are most likely to update an AWS managed policy when a new feature is launched or when new operations become available. Services don't remove permissions from an AWS managed policy, so policy updates won't break your existing permissions.

Additionally, AWS supports managed policies for job functions that span multiple services. For example, the `ReadOnlyAccess` AWS managed policy provides read-only access to all AWS services and resources. When a service launches a new feature, AWS adds read-only permissions for new operations and resources. For a list and descriptions of job function policies, see [AWS managed policies for job functions](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/IAM/latest/UserGuide/access_policies_job-functions.html) in the *IAM User Guide*.









**Topics**
+ [AWS managed policy: AmazonWorkSpacesWebServiceRolePolicy](security-iam-awsmanpol-AmazonWorkSpacesWebServiceRolePolicy.md)
+ [AWS managed policy: AmazonWorkSpacesSecureBrowserReadOnly](security-iam-awsmanpol-AmazonWorkSpacesSecureBrowserReadOnly.md)
+ [AWS managed policy: AmazonWorkSpacesWebReadOnly](security-iam-awsmanpol-AmazonWorkSpacesWebReadOnly.md)
+ [WorkSpaces Secure Browser updates to AWS managed policies](security-iam-awsmanpol-updates.md)

# AWS managed policy: AmazonWorkSpacesWebServiceRolePolicy
<a name="security-iam-awsmanpol-AmazonWorkSpacesWebServiceRolePolicy"></a>









You can't attach the `AmazonWorkSpacesWebServiceRolePolicy` policy to your IAM entities. This policy is attached to a service-linked role that allows WorkSpaces Secure Browser to perform actions on your behalf. For more information, see [Using service-linked roles for Amazon WorkSpaces Secure Browser](using-service-linked-roles.md).



This policy grants administrative permissions that allow access to AWS services and resources used or managed by WorkSpaces Secure Browser.



**Permissions details**

This policy includes the following permissions:




+ `workspaces-web` – Allows access to AWS services and resources used or managed by WorkSpaces Secure Browser.
+ `ec2` – Allows principals to describe VPCs, subnets, and availability zones; create, tag, describe, and delete network interfaces; associate or disassociate an address; and describe route tables, security groups, and VPC endpoints.
+ `CloudWatch` – Allows principals to put metric data.
+ `Kinesis` - Allows principals to describe a summary of Kinesis data streams and put records into Kinesis data streams for user access logging. For more information, see [Setting up user activity logging in Amazon WorkSpaces Secure Browser](user-logging.md).



```
{
    "Version": "2012-10-17",		 	 	 
    "Statement": [
        {
            "Effect": "Allow",
            "Action": [
                "ec2:DescribeVpcs",
                "ec2:DescribeSubnets",
                "ec2:DescribeAvailabilityZones",
                "ec2:DescribeNetworkInterfaces",
                "ec2:AssociateAddress",
                "ec2:DisassociateAddress",
                "ec2:DescribeRouteTables",
                "ec2:DescribeSecurityGroups",
                "ec2:DescribeVpcEndpoints"
            ],
            "Resource": "*"
        },
        {
            "Effect": "Allow",
            "Action": [
                "ec2:CreateNetworkInterface"
            ],
            "Resource": [
                "arn:aws:ec2:*:*:subnet/*",
                "arn:aws:ec2:*:*:security-group/*"
            ]
        },
        {
            "Effect": "Allow",
            "Action": [
                "ec2:CreateNetworkInterface"
            ],
            "Resource": "arn:aws:ec2:*:*:network-interface/*",
            "Condition": {
                "StringEquals": {
                    "aws:RequestTag/WorkSpacesWebManaged": "true"
                }
            }
        },
        {
            "Effect": "Allow",
            "Action": [
                "ec2:CreateTags"
            ],
            "Resource": "arn:aws:ec2:*:*:network-interface/*",
            "Condition": {
                "StringEquals": {
                    "ec2:CreateAction": "CreateNetworkInterface"
                },
                "ForAllValues:StringEquals": {
                    "aws:TagKeys": [
                        "WorkSpacesWebManaged"
                    ]
                }
            }
        },
        {
            "Effect": "Allow",
            "Action": [
                "ec2:DeleteNetworkInterface"
            ],
            "Resource": "arn:aws:ec2:*:*:network-interface/*",
            "Condition": {
                "StringEquals": {
                    "aws:ResourceTag/WorkSpacesWebManaged": "true"
                }
            }
        },
        {
            "Effect": "Allow",
            "Action": [
                "cloudwatch:PutMetricData"
            ],
            "Resource": "*",
            "Condition": {
                "StringEquals": {
                    "cloudwatch:namespace": [
                        "AWS/WorkSpacesWeb",
                        "AWS/Usage"
                    ]
                }
            }
        },
        {
            "Effect": "Allow",
            "Action": [
                "kinesis:PutRecord",
                "kinesis:PutRecords",
                "kinesis:DescribeStreamSummary"
            ],
            "Resource": "arn:aws:kinesis:*:*:stream/amazon-workspaces-web-*"
        }
    ]
}
```

# AWS managed policy: AmazonWorkSpacesSecureBrowserReadOnly
<a name="security-iam-awsmanpol-AmazonWorkSpacesSecureBrowserReadOnly"></a>





You can attach the `AmazonWorkSpacesSecureBrowserReadOnly` policy to your IAM identities.



This policy grants read-only permissions that allow access to WorkSpaces Secure Browser and its dependencies through the AWS Management Console, SDK, and CLI. This policy does not include the permissions necessary to interact with portals using `IAM_Identity_Center` as the authentication type. To get these permissions, combine this policy with `AWSSSOReadOnly`.



**Permissions details**

This policy includes the following permissions.




+ `workspaces-web` – Provides read-only access to WorkSpaces Secure Browser and its dependencies through the AWS Management Console, SDK, and CLI.
+ `ec2` – Allows principals to describe VPCs, subnets, and security groups. This is used in the AWS Management Console in WorkSpaces Secure Browser to show you your VPCs, subnets, and security groups that are available foruse with the service.
+ `Kinesis` - Allows principals to list Kinesis data streams. This is used in the AWS Management Console in WorkSpaces Secure Browser to show you Kinesis data streams that are available for use with the service.



```
{
    "Version": "2012-10-17",		 	 	 
    "Statement": [
        {
            "Effect": "Allow",
            "Action": [
                "workspaces-web:GetBrowserSettings",
                "workspaces-web:GetIdentityProvider",
                "workspaces-web:GetNetworkSettings",
                "workspaces-web:GetPortal",
                "workspaces-web:GetPortalServiceProviderMetadata",
                "workspaces-web:GetTrustStore",
                "workspaces-web:GetTrustStoreCertificate",
                "workspaces-web:GetUserSettings",
                "workspaces-web:GetUserAccessLoggingSettings",
                "workspaces-web:ListBrowserSettings",
                "workspaces-web:ListIdentityProviders",
                "workspaces-web:ListNetworkSettings",
                "workspaces-web:ListPortals",
                "workspaces-web:ListTagsForResource",
                "workspaces-web:ListTrustStoreCertificates",
                "workspaces-web:ListTrustStores",
                "workspaces-web:ListUserSettings",
                "workspaces-web:ListUserAccessLoggingSettings"
            ],
            "Resource": "arn:aws:workspaces-web:*:*:*"
        },
        {
            "Effect": "Allow",
            "Action": [
                "ec2:DescribeVpcs",
                "ec2:DescribeSubnets",
                "ec2:DescribeSecurityGroups",
                "kinesis:ListStreams"
            ],
            "Resource": "*"
        }
    ]
}
```

# AWS managed policy: AmazonWorkSpacesWebReadOnly
<a name="security-iam-awsmanpol-AmazonWorkSpacesWebReadOnly"></a>





You can attach the `AmazonWorkSpacesWebReadOnly` policy to your IAM identities.



This policy grants read-only permissions that allow access to WorkSpaces Secure Browser and its dependencies through the AWS Management Console, SDK, and CLI. This policy does not include the permissions necessary to interact with portals using `IAM_Identity_Center` as the authentication type. To get these permissions, combine this policy with `AWSSSOReadOnly`.

**Note**  
If you are currently using this policy, switch to the new `AmazonWorkSpacesSecureBrowserReadOnly` policy.



**Permissions details**

This policy includes the following permissions.




+ `workspaces-web` – Provides read-only access to WorkSpaces Secure Browser and its dependencies through the AWS Management Console, SDK, and CLI.
+ `ec2` – Allows principals to describe VPCs, subnets, and security groups. This is used in the AWS Management Console in WorkSpaces Secure Browser to show you your VPCs, subnets, and security groups that are available foruse with the service.
+ `Kinesis` - Allows principals to list Kinesis data streams. This is used in the AWS Management Console in WorkSpaces Secure Browser to show you Kinesis data streams that are available for use with the service.



```
{
    "Version": "2012-10-17",		 	 	 
    "Statement": [
        {
            "Effect": "Allow",
            "Action": [
                "workspaces-web:GetBrowserSettings",
                "workspaces-web:GetIdentityProvider",
                "workspaces-web:GetNetworkSettings",
                "workspaces-web:GetPortal",
                "workspaces-web:GetPortalServiceProviderMetadata",
                "workspaces-web:GetTrustStore",
                "workspaces-web:GetTrustStoreCertificate",
                "workspaces-web:GetUserSettings",
                "workspaces-web:GetUserAccessLoggingSettings",
                "workspaces-web:ListBrowserSettings",
                "workspaces-web:ListIdentityProviders",
                "workspaces-web:ListNetworkSettings",
                "workspaces-web:ListPortals",
                "workspaces-web:ListTagsForResource",
                "workspaces-web:ListTrustStoreCertificates",
                "workspaces-web:ListTrustStores",
                "workspaces-web:ListUserSettings",
                "workspaces-web:ListUserAccessLoggingSettings"
            ],
            "Resource": "arn:aws:workspaces-web:*:*:*"
        },
        {
            "Effect": "Allow",
            "Action": [
                "ec2:DescribeVpcs",
                "ec2:DescribeSubnets",
                "ec2:DescribeSecurityGroups",
                "kinesis:ListStreams"
            ],
            "Resource": "*"
        }
    ]
}
```





# WorkSpaces Secure Browser updates to AWS managed policies
<a name="security-iam-awsmanpol-updates"></a>



View details about updates to AWS managed policies for WorkSpaces Secure Browser since this service began tracking these changes. For automatic alerts about changes to this page, subscribe to the RSS feed on the [Document history for the Amazon WorkSpaces Secure Browser Administration Guide](doc-history.md) page.




| Change | Description | Date | 
| --- | --- | --- | 
|  [AmazonWorkSpacesSecureBrowserReadOnly](security-iam-awsmanpol-AmazonWorkSpacesSecureBrowserReadOnly.md) – New policy  |  WorkSpaces Secure Browser added a new policy to provide read-only access to WorkSpaces Secure Browser and its dependencies through the AWS Management Console, SDK, and CLI.  | June 24, 2024 | 
|  [AmazonWorkSpacesWebServiceRolePolicy](security-iam-awsmanpol-AmazonWorkSpacesWebServiceRolePolicy.md) – Updated policy  | WorkSpaces Secure Browser updated the policy to restrict CreateNetworkInterface to tag with aws:RequestTag/WorkSpacesWebManaged: true and act on subnet and security group resources, as well as restrict DeleteNetworkInterface to ENIs tagged with aws:ResourceTag/WorkSpacesWebManaged: true. | December 15, 2022 | 
| [AmazonWorkSpacesWebReadOnly](security-iam-awsmanpol-AmazonWorkSpacesWebReadOnly.md) – Updated policy |  WorkSpaces Secure Browser updated the policy to include read permissions for user access logging and list Kinesis data streams. For more information, see [Setting up user activity logging in Amazon WorkSpaces Secure Browser](user-logging.md).  | November 2, 2022 | 
|  [AmazonWorkSpacesWebServiceRolePolicy](security-iam-awsmanpol-AmazonWorkSpacesWebServiceRolePolicy.md) – Updated policy  |  WorkSpaces Secure Browser updated the policy to describe a summary of Kinesis data streams and put records into Kinesis data streams for user access logging. For more information, see [Setting up user activity logging in Amazon WorkSpaces Secure Browser](user-logging.md).  | October 17, 2022 | 
|  [AmazonWorkSpacesWebServiceRolePolicy](security-iam-awsmanpol-AmazonWorkSpacesWebServiceRolePolicy.md) – Updated policy  |  WorkSpaces Secure Browser updated the policy to create tags during ENI creation.  | September 6, 2022 | 
|  [AmazonWorkSpacesWebServiceRolePolicy](security-iam-awsmanpol-AmazonWorkSpacesWebServiceRolePolicy.md) – Updated policy  |  WorkSpaces Secure Browser updated the policy to add the AWS/Usage namespace to the PutMetricData API permissions.  | April 6, 2022 | 
|  [AmazonWorkSpacesWebReadOnly](security-iam-awsmanpol-AmazonWorkSpacesWebReadOnly.md) – New policy  |  WorkSpaces Secure Browser added a new policy to provide read-only access to WorkSpaces Secure Browser and its dependencies through the AWS Management Console, SDK, and CLI.  | November 30, 2021 | 
|  [AmazonWorkSpacesWebServiceRolePolicy](security-iam-awsmanpol-AmazonWorkSpacesWebServiceRolePolicy.md) – New policy  |  WorkSpaces Secure Browser added a new policy to allow access to AWS services and resources used or managed by WorkSpaces Secure Browser.  | November 30, 2021 | 
|  WorkSpaces Secure Browser started tracking changes  |  WorkSpaces Secure Browser started tracking changes for its AWS managed policies.   | November 30, 2021 | 

# Troubleshooting Amazon WorkSpaces Secure Browser identity and access
<a name="security_iam_troubleshoot"></a>

Use the following information to help you diagnose and fix common issues that you might encounter when working with WorkSpaces Secure Browser and IAM.

**Topics**
+ [I am not authorized to perform an action in WorkSpaces Secure Browser](security_iam_troubleshoot-no-permissions.md)
+ [I am not authorized to perform iam:PassRole](security_iam_troubleshoot-passrole.md)
+ [I want to allow people outside of my AWS account to access my WorkSpaces Secure Browser resources](security_iam_troubleshoot-cross-account-access.md)

# I am not authorized to perform an action in WorkSpaces Secure Browser
<a name="security_iam_troubleshoot-no-permissions"></a>

If you receive an error that you're not authorized to perform an action, your policies must be updated to allow you to perform the action.

The following example error occurs when the `mateojackson` IAM user tries to use the console to view details about a fictional `my-example-widget` resource but doesn't have the fictional `workspaces-web:GetWidget` permissions.

```
User: arn:aws:iam::123456789012:user/mateojackson is not authorized to perform: workspaces-web:GetWidget on resource: my-example-widget
```

In this case, the policy for the `mateojackson` user must be updated to allow access to the `my-example-widget` resource by using the `workspaces-web:GetWidget` action.

If you need help, contact your AWS administrator. Your administrator is the person who provided you with your sign-in credentials.

# I am not authorized to perform iam:PassRole
<a name="security_iam_troubleshoot-passrole"></a>

If you receive an error that you're not authorized to perform the `iam:PassRole` action, your policies must be updated to allow you to pass a role to WorkSpaces Secure Browser.

Some AWS services allow you to pass an existing role to that service instead of creating a new service role or service-linked role. To do this, you must have permissions to pass the role to the service.

The following example error occurs when an IAM user named `marymajor` tries to use the console to perform an action in WorkSpaces Secure Browser. However, the action requires the service to have permissions that are granted by a service role. Mary does not have permissions to pass the role to the service.

```
User: arn:aws:iam::123456789012:user/marymajor is not authorized to perform: iam:PassRole
```

In this case, Mary's policies must be updated to allow her to perform the `iam:PassRole` action.

If you need help, contact your AWS administrator. Your administrator is the person who provided you with your sign-in credentials.

# I want to allow people outside of my AWS account to access my WorkSpaces Secure Browser resources
<a name="security_iam_troubleshoot-cross-account-access"></a>

You can create a role that users in other accounts or people outside of your organization can use to access your resources. You can specify who is trusted to assume the role. For services that support resource-based policies or access control lists (ACLs), you can use those policies to grant people access to your resources.

To learn more, consult the following:
+ To learn whether WorkSpaces Secure Browser supports these features, see [How Amazon WorkSpaces Secure Browser works with IAM](security_iam_service-with-iam.md).
+ To learn how to provide access to your resources across AWS accounts that you own, see [Providing access to an IAM user in another AWS account that you own](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/IAM/latest/UserGuide/id_roles_common-scenarios_aws-accounts.html) in the *IAM User Guide*.
+ To learn how to provide access to your resources to third-party AWS accounts, see [Providing access to AWS accounts owned by third parties](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/IAM/latest/UserGuide/id_roles_common-scenarios_third-party.html) in the *IAM User Guide*.
+ To learn how to provide access through identity federation, see [Providing access to externally authenticated users (identity federation)](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/IAM/latest/UserGuide/id_roles_common-scenarios_federated-users.html) in the *IAM User Guide*.
+ To learn the difference between using roles and resource-based policies for cross-account access, see [Cross account resource access in IAM](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/IAM/latest/UserGuide/access_policies-cross-account-resource-access.html) in the *IAM User Guide*.

# Using service-linked roles for Amazon WorkSpaces Secure Browser
<a name="using-service-linked-roles"></a>

Amazon WorkSpaces Secure Browser uses AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM)[ service-linked roles](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/IAM/latest/UserGuide/id_roles_terms-and-concepts.html#iam-term-service-linked-role). A service-linked role is a unique type of IAM role that is linked directly to WorkSpaces Secure Browser. Service-linked roles are predefined by WorkSpaces Secure Browser and include all the permissions that the service requires to call other AWS services on your behalf. 

A service-linked role makes setting up WorkSpaces Secure Browser easier because you don’t have to manually add the necessary permissions. WorkSpaces Secure Browser defines the permissions of its service-linked roles, and unless defined otherwise, only WorkSpaces Secure Browser can assume its roles. The defined permissions include the trust and permissions policies. The permissions policy can't be attached to any other IAM entity.

You can delete a service-linked role only after first deleting its related resources. This protects your WorkSpaces Secure Browser 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](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/IAM/latest/UserGuide/reference_aws-services-that-work-with-iam.html) 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.

**Topics**
+ [Service-linked role permissions for WorkSpaces Secure Browser](slr-permissions.md)
+ [Creating a service-linked role for WorkSpaces Secure Browser](create-slr.md)
+ [Editing a service-linked role for WorkSpaces Secure Browser](edit-slr.md)
+ [Deleting a service-linked role for WorkSpaces Secure Browser](delete-slr.md)
+ [Supported regions for WorkSpaces Secure Browser service-linked roles](slr-regions.md)

# Service-linked role permissions for WorkSpaces Secure Browser
<a name="slr-permissions"></a>

WorkSpaces Secure Browser uses the service-linked role named `AWSServiceRoleForAmazonWorkSpacesWeb` – WorkSpaces Secure Browser uses this service-linked role to access Amazon EC2 resources of customer accounts for streaming instances and CloudWatch metrics.

The `AWSServiceRoleForAmazonWorkSpacesWeb` service-linked role trusts the following services to assume the role:
+ `workspaces-web.amazonaws.com`

The role permissions policy named `AmazonWorkSpacesWebServiceRolePolicy` allows WorkSpaces Secure Browser to complete the following actions on the specified resources. For more information, see [AWS managed policy: AmazonWorkSpacesWebServiceRolePolicy](security-iam-awsmanpol-AmazonWorkSpacesWebServiceRolePolicy.md).
+ Action: `ec2:DescribeVpcs` on `all AWS resources`
+ Action: `ec2:DescribeSubnets` on `all AWS resources`
+ Action: `ec2:DescribeAvailabilityZones` on `all AWS resources`
+ Action: `ec2:CreateNetworkInterface` with `aws:RequestTag/WorkSpacesWebManaged: true` on subnet and security group resources
+ Action: `ec2:DescribeNetworkInterfaces` on `all AWS resources`
+ Action: `ec2:DeleteNetworkInterface` on  network interfaces with `aws:ResourceTag/WorkSpacesWebManaged: true`
+ Action: `ec2:DescribeSubnets` on `all AWS resources`
+ Action: `ec2:AssociateAddress` on `all AWS resources`
+ Action: `ec2:DisassociateAddress` on `all AWS resources`
+ Action: `ec2:DescribeRouteTables` on `all AWS resources`
+ Action: `ec2:DescribeSecurityGroups` on `all AWS resources`
+ Action: `ec2:DescribeVpcEndpoints` on `all AWS resources`
+ Action: `ec2:CreateTags` on `ec2:CreateNetworkInterface` Operation with `aws:TagKeys: ["WorkSpacesWebManaged"]`
+ Action: `cloudwatch:PutMetricData` on `all AWS resources`
+ Action: `kinesis:PutRecord` on Kinesis data streams with names that start with `amazon-workspaces-web-`
+ Action: `kinesis:PutRecords` on Kinesis data streams with names that start with `amazon-workspaces-web-`
+ Action: `kinesis:DescribeStreamSummary` on Kinesis data streams with names that start with `amazon-workspaces-web-`

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](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/IAM/latest/UserGuide/using-service-linked-roles.html#service-linked-role-permissions) in the *IAM User Guide*.

# Creating a service-linked role for WorkSpaces Secure Browser
<a name="create-slr"></a>

You don't need to manually create a service-linked role. When you create your first portal in the AWS Management Console, the AWS CLI, or the AWS API, WorkSpaces Secure Browser creates the service-linked role for you. 

**Important**  
This service-linked role can appear in your account if you completed an action in another service that uses the features supported by this role. 

If you delete this service-linked role and later need to create it again, you can use the same process to recreate the role in your account. When you create your first portal, WorkSpaces Secure Browser creates the service-linked role for you again. 

You can also use the IAM console to create a service-linked role with the **WorkSpaces Secure Browser** use case. In the AWS CLI or the AWS API, create a service-linked role with the `workspaces-web.amazonaws.com` service name. For more information, see [Creating a Service-Linked Role](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/IAM/latest/UserGuide/using-service-linked-roles.html#create-service-linked-role) in the *IAM User Guide*. If you delete this service-linked role, you can use this same process to create the role again.

# Editing a service-linked role for WorkSpaces Secure Browser
<a name="edit-slr"></a>

WorkSpaces Secure Browser doesn't allow you to edit the `AWSServiceRoleForAmazonWorkSpacesWeb` service-linked role. After you create a service-linked role, you can't 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](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/IAM/latest/UserGuide/using-service-linked-roles.html#edit-service-linked-role) in the *IAM User Guide*.

# Deleting a service-linked role for WorkSpaces Secure Browser
<a name="delete-slr"></a>

If you no longer need to use 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. However, you must clean up the resources for your service-linked role before you can manually delete it.

**Note**  
If the WorkSpaces Secure Browser service is using the role when you try to delete the resources, then the deletion might fail. If that happens, wait for a few minutes and try the operation again.

**To delete WorkSpaces Secure Browser resources used by the AWSServiceRoleForAmazonWorkSpacesWeb**
+ Choose from one of the following options:
  + If you use the console, delete all of your portals on the console.
  + If you use the CLI or API, disassociate all of your resources (including browser settings, network settings, user settings, trust stores, and user access logging settings) from your portals, delete these resources, and then delete the portals.

**To manually delete the service-linked role using IAM**

Use the IAM console, the AWS CLI, or the AWS API to delete the AWSServiceRoleForAmazonWorkSpacesWeb service-linked role. For more information, see [Deleting a Service-Linked Role](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/IAM/latest/UserGuide/using-service-linked-roles.html#delete-service-linked-role) in the *IAM User Guide*.

# Supported regions for WorkSpaces Secure Browser service-linked roles
<a name="slr-regions"></a>

WorkSpaces Secure Browser supports using service-linked roles in all of the regions where the service is available. For more information, see [AWS Regions and Endpoints](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/general/latest/gr/rande.html).