github.com/hobbeswalsh/terraform@v0.3.7-0.20150619183303-ad17cf55a0fa/website/source/docs/providers/aws/r/iam_access_key.html.markdown (about) 1 --- 2 layout: "aws" 3 page_title: "AWS: aws_iam_access_key" 4 sidebar_current: "docs-aws-resource-iam-access-key" 5 description: |- 6 Provides an IAM access key. This is a set of credentials that allow API requests to be made as an IAM user. 7 --- 8 9 # aws\_iam\_access\_key 10 11 Provides an IAM access key. This is a set of credentials that allow API requests to be made as an IAM user. 12 13 ## Example Usage 14 15 ``` 16 resource "aws_iam_access_key" "lb" { 17 user = "${aws_iam_user.lb.name}" 18 status = "Active" 19 } 20 21 resource "aws_iam_user" "lb" { 22 name = "loadbalancer" 23 path = "/system/" 24 } 25 26 resource "aws_iam_user_policy" "lb_ro" { 27 name = "test" 28 user = "${aws_iam_user.lb.name}" 29 policy = <<EOF 30 { 31 "Version": "2012-10-17", 32 "Statement": [ 33 { 34 "Action": [ 35 "ec2:Describe*" 36 ], 37 "Effect": "Allow", 38 "Resource": "*" 39 } 40 ] 41 } 42 EOF 43 } 44 ``` 45 46 ## Argument Reference 47 48 The following arguments are supported: 49 50 * `user` - (Required) The IAM user to associate with this access key. 51 52 ## Attributes Reference 53 54 The following attributes are exported: 55 56 * `id` - The access key ID. 57 * `user` - The IAM user associated with this access key. 58 * `secret` - The secret access key. Note that this will be written to the state file. 59 * `status` - "Active" or "Inactive". Keys are initially active, but can be made 60 inactive by other means.