How Amazon Simple Workflow Service works with IAM - Amazon Simple Workflow Service
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How Amazon Simple Workflow Service works with IAM

Before you use IAM to manage access to Amazon SWF, learn what IAM features are available to use with Amazon SWF.

IAM features you can use with Amazon Simple Workflow Service
IAM feature Amazon SWF support

Identity-based policies

Yes

Resource-based policies

No

Policy actions

Yes

Policy resources

Yes

Policy condition keys (service-specific)

Yes

ACLs

No

ABAC (tags in policies)

Partial

Temporary credentials

Yes

Principal permissions

Yes

Service roles

Yes

Service-linked roles

No

To get a high-level view of how Amazon SWF and other Amazon services work with most IAM features, see Amazon services that work with IAM in the IAM User Guide.