Using attribute-based access control in Lambda (original) (raw)

With attribute-based access control (ABAC), you can use tags to control access to your Lambda resources. You can attach tags to certain Lambda resources, attach them to certain API requests, or attach them to the AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM) principal making the request. For more information about how AWS grants attribute-based access, see Controlling access to AWS resources using tags in the IAM User Guide.

You can use ABAC to grant least privilege without specifying an Amazon Resource Name (ARN) or ARN pattern in the IAM policy. Instead, you can specify a tag in thecondition element of an IAM policy to control access. Scaling is easier with ABAC because you don't have to update your IAM policies when you create new resources. Instead, add tags to the new resources to control access.

In Lambda, tags work on the following resources:

• Functions–For more information on tagging functions see, Using tags on Lambda functions.
• Code signing configurations–For more information on tagging code signing configurations, see Using tags on code signing configurations.
• Event source mappings–For more information on tagging event source mappings, see Using tags on event source mappings.

Tags aren't supported for layers.

You can use the following condition keys to write IAM policy rules based on tags:

• aws:ResourceTag/tag-key: Control access based on the tags that are attached to a Lambda resource.
• aws:RequestTag/tag-key: Require tags to be present in a request, such as when creating a new function.
• aws:PrincipalTag/tag-key: Control what the IAM principal (the person making the request) is allowed to do based on the tags that are attached to their IAM user or role.
• aws:TagKeys: Control whether specific tag keys can be used in a request.

You can only specify conditions for actions that support them. For a list of conditions supported by each Lambda action, seeActions, resources, and condition keys for AWS Lambda in the Service Authorization Reference. For aws:ResourceTag/tag-key support, refer to "Resource types defined by AWS Lambda." For aws:RequestTag/tag-key and aws:TagKeys support, refer to "Actions defined by AWS Lambda."