AWSEC2VssSnapshotPolicy
Last Modified
Mar 12, 2026
March 12, 2026 at 09:26 PM UTC
Version
v2
Total Versions
2
Created
Nov 20, 2024
Actions
10
Risk
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- Suggestion / EQUIVALENT_TO_NULL_FALSE
We recommend replacing the key aws:RequestTag/AwsVssConfig in the condition block of StringLike with {aws:RequestTag/AwsVssConfig: false} to ensure better enforcement of the condition. AWS docs
- Suggestion / EQUIVALENT_TO_NULL_FALSE
We recommend replacing the key aws:RequestTag/AwsVssConfig in the condition block of StringLike with {aws:RequestTag/AwsVssConfig: false} to ensure better enforcement of the condition. AWS docs
- Suggestion / EQUIVALENT_TO_NULL_FALSE
We recommend replacing the key ec2:ResourceTag/AwsVssConfig in the condition block of StringLike with {ec2:ResourceTag/AwsVssConfig: false} to ensure better enforcement of the condition. AWS docs
Policy Document
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"PolicyVersion": {
"Document": {
"Version": "2012-10-17",
"Statement": [
{
"Sid": "DescribeInstanceInfo",
"Effect": "Allow",
"Action": [
"ec2:DescribeInstanceAttribute"
],
"Resource": [
"arn:aws:ec2:*:*:instance/*"
],
"Condition": {
"ArnLike": {
"ec2:SourceInstanceARN": "arn:aws:ec2:*:*:instance/${ec2:InstanceId}"
}
}
},
{
"Sid": "CreateSnapshotsWithTag",
"Effect": "Allow",
"Action": [
"ec2:CreateSnapshots"
],
"Resource": [
"arn:aws:ec2:*:*:snapshot/*"
],
"Condition": {
"StringLike": {
"aws:RequestTag/AwsVssConfig": "*"
}
}
},
{
"Sid": "CreateSnapshotsAccessInstance",
"Effect": "Allow",
"Action": [
"ec2:CreateSnapshots"
],
"Resource": [
"arn:aws:ec2:*:*:instance/*"
],
"Condition": {
"ArnLike": {
"ec2:SourceInstanceARN": "arn:aws:ec2:*:*:instance/${ec2:InstanceId}"
}
}
},
{
"Sid": "CreateSnapshotsAccessVolume",
"Effect": "Allow",
"Action": [
"ec2:CreateSnapshots"
],
"Resource": [
"arn:aws:ec2:*:*:volume/*"
]
},
{
"Sid": "CreateImageWithTag",
"Effect": "Allow",
"Action": [
"ec2:CreateImage"
],
"Resource": [
"arn:aws:ec2:*:*:snapshot/*",
"arn:aws:ec2:*:*:image/*"
],
"Condition": {
"StringLike": {
"aws:RequestTag/AwsVssConfig": "*"
}
}
},
{
"Sid": "CreateImageAccessInstance",
"Effect": "Allow",
"Action": [
"ec2:CreateImage"
],
"Resource": [
"arn:aws:ec2:*:*:instance/*"
],
"Condition": {
"ArnLike": {
"ec2:SourceInstanceARN": "arn:aws:ec2:*:*:instance/${ec2:InstanceId}"
}
}
},
{
"Sid": "CreateTagsOnResourceCreation",
"Effect": "Allow",
"Action": "ec2:CreateTags",
"Resource": [
"arn:aws:ec2:*:*:snapshot/*",
"arn:aws:ec2:*:*:image/*"
],
"Condition": {
"StringEquals": {
"ec2:CreateAction": [
"CreateImage",
"CreateSnapshots"
]
}
}
},
{
"Sid": "CreateTagsAfterResourceCreation",
"Effect": "Allow",
"Action": "ec2:CreateTags",
"Resource": [
"arn:aws:ec2:*:*:snapshot/*",
"arn:aws:ec2:*:*:image/*"
],
"Condition": {
"StringLike": {
"ec2:ResourceTag/AwsVssConfig": "*"
},
"ForAllValues:StringEquals": {
"aws:TagKeys": [
"AppConsistent",
"Device"
]
}
}
},
{
"Sid": "DescribeImagesAndSnapshots",
"Effect": "Allow",
"Action": [
"ec2:DescribeImages",
"ec2:DescribeSnapshots"
],
"Resource": "*"
}
]
},
"VersionId": "v2",
"IsDefaultVersion": true,
"CreateDate": "2024-11-20T17:44:08+00:00"
}
}Version History (5 recorded)
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