iam-simulate

An IAM Simulator that outputs detailed explanations of how a request was evaluated.

AWS Open Source Self Hosted Only
Category Identity & Access Management
GitHub Stars 27
Last Commit last week
This page updated 6 days ago
Pricing Details Free and open-source
Target Audience Developers and security professionals working with AWS IAM policies.

The iam-simulate tool is an AWS IAM Simulator and Policy Tester built as a Node/Typescript library. It simulates AWS IAM policies to evaluate how requests are processed, providing detailed explanations of the evaluation process. The tool supports various features of AWS IAM, allowing users to test and understand the behavior of their IAM policies in a controlled environment. It can be integrated into CI/CD pipelines or used within development environments to test IAM policies. The simulator helps in evaluating the effectiveness of IAM policies, which is a critical security control in AWS environments. It can identify potential security issues by simulating various access scenarios. The tool is open-source and available on GitHub, which means it is free to use and modify. Users need to have a good understanding of AWS IAM policies and Node.js to effectively use the simulator.

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