# AWS - IAM Persistence
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## IAM
For more information access:
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[aws-iam-enum.md](../aws-services/aws-iam-enum.md)
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### Common IAM Persistence
* Create a user
* Add a controlled user to a privileged group
* Create access keys (of the new user or of all users)
* Grant extra permissions to controlled users/groups (attached policies or inline policies)
* Disable MFA / Add you own MFA device
* Create a Role Chain Juggling situation (more on this below in STS persistence)
### Backdoor Role Trust Policies
You could backdoor a trust policy to be able to assume it for an external resource controlled by you (or to everyone):
```json
{
"Version": "2012-10-17",
"Statement": [
{
"Effect": "Allow",
"Principal": {
"AWS": [
"*",
"arn:aws:iam::123213123123:root"
]
},
"Action": "sts:AssumeRole"
}
]
}
```
### Backdoor Policy Version
Give Administrator permissions to a policy in not its last version (the last version should looks legit), then assign that version of the policy to a controlled user/group.
### Backdoor / Create Identity Provider
If the account is already trusting a common identity provider (such as Github) the conditions of the trust could be increased so the attacker can abuse them.
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