iamlive
Generate an IAM policy from AWS calls using client-side monitoring (CSM) or embedded proxy
Installation
Pre-built binaries
Pre-built binaries for Windows, macOS and Linux are available for download in the project releases.
Once downloaded, place the extracted binary in your $PATH (or execute in-place). For macOS users, you may need to allow the application to run via System Preferences.
Build with Go
To build and install this application, clone this repository and execute the following from it's base:
go install
You must have Go 1.16 or later installed for the build to work.
Homebrew
You may also install this application using a Homebrew tap with the following command:
brew install iann0036/iamlive/iamlive
Other Methods
Usage
To start the listener, simply run iamlive in a separate window to your CLI / SDK application. You can use Ctrl+C to exit when you are done.
CLI Arguments
You can optionally also include the following arguments to the iamlive command:
--set-ini: when set, the .aws/config file will be updated to use the CSM monitoring or CA bundle and removed when exiting (default: false)
--profile: use the specified profile when combined with --set-ini (default: default)
--fails-only: when set, only failed AWS calls will be added to the policy, csm mode only (default: false)
--output-file: specify a file that will be written to on SIGHUP or exit (default: unset)
--refresh-rate: instead of flushing to console every API call, do it this number of seconds (default: 0)
--sort-alphabetical: sort actions alphabetically (default: false)
--host: host to listen on for CSM (default: 127.0.0.1)
--background: when set, the process will return the current PID and run in the background without output (default: false)
--force-wildcard-resource: when set, the Resource will always be a wildcard (default: false)
--mode: the listening mode (csm,proxy) (default: csm)
--bind-addr: the bind address for proxy mode (default: 127.0.0.1:10080)
--ca-bundle: the CA certificate bundle (PEM) to use for proxy mode (default: ~/.iamlive/ca.pem)
--ca-key: the CA certificate key to use for proxy mode (default: ~/.iamlive/ca.key)
--account-id: the AWS account ID to use in policy outputs within proxy mode (default: 123456789012 unless detected)
Basic Example (CSM Mode)
iamlive --set-ini
Basic Example (Proxy Mode)
iamlive --set-ini --mode proxy
Comprehensive Example (CSM Mode)
iamlive --set-ini --profile myprofile --fails-only --output-file policy.json --refresh-rate 1 --sort-alphabetical --host 127.0.0.1 --background
Comprehensive Example (Proxy Mode)
iamlive --set-ini --mode proxy --profile myprofile --output-file policy.json --refresh-rate 1 --sort-alphabetical --bind-addr 127.0.0.1:10080 --ca-bundle ~/.iamlive/ca.pem --ca-key ~/.iamlive/ca.key --account-id 123456789012 --background --force-wildcard-resource
The arguments may also be specified in an INI file located at ~/.iamlive/config.
CSM Mode
Client-side monitoring mode is the default behaviour and will use metrics delivered locally via UDP to capture policy statements with the Action key only (Resource is only available in proxy mode).
CLI
To enable CSM in the AWS CLI, you should either use the --set-ini option or add the following to the relevant profile in .aws/config:
csm_enabled = true
Alternatively, you can run the following in the window executing your CLI commands:
export AWS_CSM_ENABLED=true
SDKs
To enable CSM in the various AWS SDKs, you can run the following in the window executing your application prior to it starting:
export AWS_CSM_ENABLED=true
export AWS_CSM_PORT=31000
export AWS_CSM_HOST=127.0.0.1
Proxy Mode
Proxy mode will serve a local HTTP(S) server (by default at http://127.0.0.1:10080) that will inspect requests sent to the AWS endpoints before forwarding on to generate IAM policy statements with both Action and Resource keys. The CA key/certificate pair will be automatically generated and stored within ~/.iamlive/ by default.
CLI
To set the appropriate CA bundle in the AWS CLI, you should either use the --set-ini option or add the following to the relevant profile in .aws/config:
ca_bundle = ~/.iamlive/ca.pem
Alternatively, you can run the following in the window executing your CLI commands:
export AWS_CA_BUNDLE=~/.iamlive/ca.pem
You must also set the proxy settings for your session by running the following in the window executing your CLI commands:
export HTTP_PROXY=http://127.0.0.1:10080
export HTTPS_PROXY=http://127.0.0.1:10080
SDKs
To enable CSM in the various AWS SDKs, you can run the following in the window executing your application prior to it starting:
export HTTP_PROXY=http://127.0.0.1:10080
export HTTPS_PROXY=http://127.0.0.1:10080
export AWS_CA_BUNDLE=~/.iamlive/ca.pem
Check the official docs for further details on setting the CA bundle.
FAQs
I get a message "package embed is not in GOROOT" when attempting to build myself
This project requires Go 1.16 or above to be built correctly (due to embedding feature).
Acknowledgements
This project makes use of Parliament and was assisted by Scott Piper's CSM explainer. Thanks also to Noam Dahan's research into missing iam:PassRole dependant actions.