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Using Service-Linked Roles for Third-Party Cloud Integrations

Service-Linked Role Permissions for Amazon Config Third Party

Amazon Config uses the service-linked role named AWSServiceRoleForConfigThirdParty – Provides permissions for Amazon Config to inventory and evaluate compliance of third-party cloud resources.

The AWSServiceRoleForConfigThirdParty service-linked role trusts the following services to assume the role:

The role permissions policy named AWSConfigThirdPartyServiceRolePolicy allows Amazon Config to complete the following actions on the specified resources:

You must configure permissions to allow your users, groups, or roles to create, edit, or delete a service-linked role. For more information, see Service-linked role permissions in the IAM User Guide.

Creating a Service-Linked Role for Amazon Config Third Party

You don't need to manually create a service-linked role. When you create a third-party connector by using the PutConnector API in the Amazon Web Services Management Console, the Amazon CLI, or the Amazon API, Amazon Config creates the service-linked role for you.

If you delete this service-linked role, and then need to create it again, you can use the same process to recreate the role in your account. When you create a third-party connector by using the PutConnector API, Amazon Config creates the service-linked role for you again.

You can also use the IAM console to create a service-linked role with the Config - Third Party use case. In the Amazon CLI or the Amazon API, create a service-linked role with the service name:

thirdparty.config.amazonaws.com

For more information, see Creating a 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 Amazon Config Third Party

Amazon Config does not allow you to edit the AWSServiceRoleForConfigThirdParty service-linked role. After you create a service-linked role, you cannot 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 in the IAM User Guide.

Deleting a Service-Linked Role for Amazon Config Third Party

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.

To delete Amazon Config resources used by the AWSServiceRoleForConfigThirdParty

To manually delete the service-linked role using IAM

Use the IAM console, the Amazon CLI, or the Amazon API to delete the AWSServiceRoleForConfigThirdParty service-linked role. For more information, see Deleting a service-linked role in the IAM User Guide.

Supported Regions for AWSServiceRoleForConfigThirdParty role

Amazon Config does not support using service-linked roles in every Region where the service is available. You can use the AWSServiceRoleForConfigThirdParty role in the following Regions.