Ensure a valid boolean value (true or false) is used for the Bool condition operator in AWS IAM Policy

LOW

Description

Type mismatch: Use the operator type instead of operator for the condition key.

Remediation

In AWS Console -

  1. Sign in to the AWS console and go to the IAM console.
  2. In the Navigation pane, select Policies.
  3. In the list of policies, select the policy to edit.
  4. Select the Permissions tab, and then choose Edit policy.
  5. On the review page, review the changes and click Save.

In Terraform -

  1. In the aws_iam_policy, aws_iam_role_policy, aws_iam_group_policy, and aws_iam_user_policy resources, edit the policy field so that boolean types are not set as strings.
    For more information on how to effectively write an IAM policy see the AWS and Terraform documentation.

References:
https://docs.aws.amazon.com/IAM/latest/UserGuide/service_code_examples_iam.html
https://registry.terraform.io/providers/hashicorp/aws/latest/docs/resources/iam_policy

Policy Details

Rule Reference ID: AC_AWS_0497
CSP: AWS
Remediation Available: No
Resource: aws_iam_policy
Resource Type: Policy

Frameworks