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AWSConfigRemediation-EnableCloudFrontOriginAccessIdentity - AWS Systems Manager Automation runbook reference

AWSConfigRemediation-EnableCloudFrontOriginAccessIdentity

Description

The AWSConfigRemediation-EnableCloudFrontOriginAccessIdentity runbook enables origin access identity for the Amazon CloudFront (CloudFront) distribution you specify. This automation assigns the same CloudFront Origin Access Identity for all Origins of the Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3) Origin type without origin access identity for the CloudFront distribution you specify. This automation does not grant read permission to the origin access identity for CloudFront to access objects in your Amazon S3 bucket. You must update your Amazon S3 bucket permissions to allow access.

Run this Automation (console)

Document type

Automation

Owner

Amazon

Platforms

Linux, macOS, Windows

Parameters

  • AutomationAssumeRole

    Type: String

    Description: (Required) The Amazon Resource Name (ARN) of the AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM) role that allows Systems Manager Automation to perform the actions on your behalf.

  • CloudFrontDistributionId

    Type: String

    Description: (Required) The ID of the CloudFront distribution you want to enable origin failover on.

  • OriginAccessIdentityId

    Type: String

    Description: (Required) The ID of the CloudFront origin access identity to associate with the origin.

Required IAM permissions

The AutomationAssumeRole parameter requires the following actions to use the runbook successfully.

  • ssm:StartAutomationExecution

  • ssm:GetAutomationExecution

  • cloudfront:GetDistributionConfig

  • cloudfront:UpdateDistribution

Document Steps

  • aws:executeScript - Enables origin access identity for the CloudFront distribution you specify in the CloudFrontDistributionId parameter, and verifies the origin access identity was assigned.

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