https://github.com/mjgpy3/iam-dhall

Create IAM policies using dhall
https://github.com/mjgpy3/iam-dhall

aws dhall iam iam-policies iam-policy

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Create IAM policies using dhall

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/mjgpy3/iam-dhall
• Owner: mjgpy3
• License: bsd-3-clause
• Created: 2020-01-28T23:35:26.000Z (almost 5 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2022-01-20T23:43:50.000Z (almost 3 years ago)
• Last Synced: 2024-08-02T18:43:12.857Z (5 months ago)
• Topics: aws, dhall, iam, iam-policies, iam-policy
• Language: Dhall
• Size: 11.7 KB
• Stars: 9
• Watchers: 3
• Forks: 2
• Open Issues: 2
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • License: LICENSE

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# iam-dhall

Create IAM policies using [dhall][dhall].

## Usage

These dhall files were tested using `dhall-to-json` version `1.6.1` though I

expect them to be compatible with other versions of the tool.

See the [examples](./examples) for usage examples.

## Why?

With all the nitty-gritty little services in AWS and their interdependence,

creating IAM policies correctly (and maintaining them) can become quite

daunting. This gets increasingly difficult in highly sensitive areas, e.g.

healthcare, national defense, etc... where components are generally expected to

abide by the [principle of least privilege][polp].

But these are not the only challenges provided by IAM policies

 - many policy errors don't surface until the policy is actually created (or,

 heaven forbid, during run-time) and JSON doesn't help to illuminate some of the

 easier-to-detect configuration errors

 - JSON is inherently schema-less though IAM policies actually have a schema,

 albeit a simple one

 - JSON doesn't compose or express dependencies without bolting on another

 programming language or nesting a wacky, unnatural DSL (again requiring another

 language for interpretation)

 

I believe that [dhall][dhall] speaks to each of these issues.

  [dhall]: https://dhall-lang.org/

  [polp]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Principle_of_least_privilege