IAM policy must be attached and in use
Low
AWS
General
aws-iam-policy-iam-policy-attached
Applies to
AWS::IAM::Policy
What CGPulse checks
A resource passes this rule when attachmentCount must be set true. Anything else is reported as a finding with the evaluated property value attached as evidence.
How to fix it
Review IAM policies for least-privilege compliance, remove unused policies, and eliminate overly broad permissions. In AWS Console: IAM > Policies > review and refine. See: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/IAM/latest/UserGuide/access_policies_manage.html
Terraform
# Review IAM policies for least-privilege compliance
# Remove unused policies
Compliance frameworks
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