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API Reference: Securing AWS IAM Permissions

boto3 IAM Client

Installation

pip install boto3

Key Methods

Method Description
list_users() List all IAM users in the account
list_roles() List all IAM roles
list_access_keys() List access keys for a user
get_access_key_last_used() Get last usage info for an access key
list_attached_role_policies() List managed policies attached to a role
list_role_policies() List inline policy names for a role
get_role_policy() Get inline policy document for a role
list_mfa_devices() List MFA devices for a user
get_login_profile() Check if user has console access
generate_credential_report() Trigger credential report generation
get_credential_report() Download the credential report (CSV, base64)
simulate_principal_policy() Test effective permissions for a principal
update_access_key() Activate or deactivate an access key
put_role_permissions_boundary() Apply a permission boundary to a role

boto3 Access Analyzer Client

Method Description
create_analyzer() Create an IAM Access Analyzer (type: ACCOUNT or ORGANIZATION)
list_analyzers() List existing analyzers
list_findings() Get active findings for external access
start_policy_generation() Generate least-privilege policy from CloudTrail
get_generated_policy() Retrieve a generated policy by job ID
validate_policy() Validate a policy against IAM best practices

Credential Report CSV Fields

Field Description
user IAM username
arn User ARN
password_enabled Whether console password is set
mfa_active Whether MFA is enabled
access_key_1_active Whether first access key is active
access_key_1_last_used_date Last usage timestamp
access_key_1_last_rotated Last rotation timestamp

References