Description:

This policy ensures that developers have the appropriate IAM policies to access production systems. This is important for security, as it helps to ensure that only authorized developers can access production systems.

Rationale:

Production systems contain sensitive data and applications, so it is important to restrict access to these systems to only authorized users. By ensuring that developers have the appropriate IAM policies, organizations can help to protect their production systems from unauthorized access.

Impact:

The impact of ensuring that developers have the appropriate IAM policies to access production systems will vary depending on the specific organization. However, in general, this policy will help to improve the security of the organization's production systems and reduce the risk of unauthorized access.

Default Value:

AWS will initially recommend that developers have the appropriate IAM policies to access production systems. However, organizations may choose to restrict access to production systems to only certain developers.

Pre-requisites:

To ensure that developers have the appropriate IAM policies to access production systems, the following pre-requisites must be met:

  • The organization must have an AWS account.
  • The organization must have the appropriate permissions to create and manage IAM policies.
  • The organization must have a process for creating and managing IAM policies for developers.

Remediation Steps:

If developers do not have the appropriate IAM policies to access production systems, the organization must take steps to remediate the issue. The remediation steps will vary depending on the specific situation.

Test Plan:

The organization should develop a test plan to verify that developers have the appropriate IAM policies to access production systems. The test plan should include steps to verify that developers can access the resources they need to do their jobs, and that they cannot access resources they should not be able to access.

Implementation Plan:

The organization should develop an implementation plan to ensure that developers have the appropriate IAM policies to access production systems. The implementation plan should include steps to create and manage IAM policies for developers, and to distribute the policies to developers.

AWS CLI Process:

To ensure that developers have the appropriate IAM policies to access production systems using the AWS CLI, the following command can be used:

aws iam create-policy --policy-name "DeveloperProductionAccessPolicy" --policy-document file://policy.json

Using AWS GUI:

To ensure that developers have the appropriate IAM policies to access production systems using the AWS GUI, the following steps can be followed:

  1. Go to the AWS IAM console.
  2. Click on the "Policies" tab.
  3. Click on the "Create policy" button.
  4. Select the "JSON" tab.
  5. Paste the following policy document into the text box:
{  "Version": "2012-10-17",  "Statement": [    {      "Sid": "AllowDevelopersToAccessProductionSystems",      "Effect": "Allow",      "Action": [        "ec2:DescribeInstances",        "s3:GetObject",        "rds:DescribeDBInstances"      ],      "Resource": "*"    }  ] }
  1. Click on the "Create policy" button.

Backout Plan:

If the policy to ensure that developers have the appropriate IAM policies to access production systems is not working properly, the organization may need to back out of the policy. To do this, the organization can delete the policy.

Note:

  • This policy is not intended to be a comprehensive guide to granting IAM policies to developers. For more information, please refer to the AWS IAM documentation.
  • This policy is subject to change.

Reference:

  • AWS IAM documentation: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/IAM/latest/UserGuide/access_policies.html

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  • Tags and Keywords: developers, production, access, IAM, security