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Create A Conditional Policy Using The AWS Policy Generation Tool

In this article, we will create a conditional policy using the AWS policy generation tool.

What Should I Know Before Reading This Article?

You should know how to generate a policy using the AWS console.

Consider a scenario where your organization wants to provide access to EC2 for the US East region only.

For creating a conditional policy, we will work on the following steps: -

Let us work on each step.

First, go to the Google search engine and type aws policy generation tool.

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In the search result, click on the first result (see the image above). A page appears to generate the policy.

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Enter the following fields and click on the Add Conditions (Optional) link.

A section will appear to add a new condition. In the new condition, add the following values and click on the Add Condition button.

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Finally, click on the Add Statement button. The policy gets added.

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To generate the policy, click on the Generate Policy button.

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The policy JSON is generated. Copy the JSON for the next step.

To create a policy, go to AWS Console → IAM → Policies. On the Policies screen, click on Create Policy.

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Select the JSON tab.

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Paste the JSON.

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The rest of the steps are the same.

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