{"slug":"iam-aws-elasticfilesystem","cloud":"aws","service":"elasticfilesystem","title":"AWS Elastic File System (IAM)","description":"A scalable, elastic, cloud-native NFS file system for use with AWS Cloud services and on-premises resources.","category":"storage","common_permissions":["elasticfilesystem:DescribeFileSystems","elasticfilesystem:DescribeMountTargets","elasticfilesystem:DescribeAccessPoints","elasticfilesystem:DescribeBackupPolicy","elasticfilesystem:DescribeLifecycleConfiguration","elasticfilesystem:ListTagsForResource","elasticfilesystem:DescribeTags"],"least_privilege_example":"{\n  \"Version\": \"2012-10-17\",\n  \"Statement\": [\n    {\n      \"Effect\": \"Allow\",\n      \"Action\": [\n        \"elasticfilesystem:DescribeFileSystems\",\n        \"elasticfilesystem:DescribeMountTargets\",\n        \"elasticfilesystem:DescribeAccessPoints\",\n        \"elasticfilesystem:DescribeBackupPolicy\",\n        \"elasticfilesystem:DescribeLifecycleConfiguration\",\n        \"elasticfilesystem:ListTagsForResource\",\n        \"elasticfilesystem:DescribeTags\"\n      ],\n      \"Resource\": \"*\"\n    }\n  ]\n}","warnings":["Avoid elasticfilesystem:* — grants full control including creating, modifying, and deleting file systems and data.","Avoid elasticfilesystem:DeleteFileSystem — allows deletion of file systems, causing permanent data loss."],"docs":"https://servicereference.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/v1/elasticfilesystem/elasticfilesystem.json","tags":["iam","aws"],"last_verified":"2026-06-14T00:00:00.000Z","next_check":"2026-12-11T00:00:00.000Z","created_at":"2026-06-14T04:49:18.300Z","updated_at":"2026-06-14T04:49:18.300Z"}