{"slug":"iam-aws-elasticloadbalancing","cloud":"aws","service":"elasticloadbalancing","title":"AWS Elastic Load Balancing (IAM)","description":"Distributes incoming application or network traffic across multiple targets, such as EC2 instances, containers, and IP addresses, in multiple Availability Zones.","category":"networking","common_permissions":["elasticloadbalancing:DescribeLoadBalancers","elasticloadbalancing:DescribeTargetGroups","elasticloadbalancing:DescribeTargetHealth","elasticloadbalancing:DescribeListeners","elasticloadbalancing:DescribeRules","elasticloadbalancing:DescribeTags"],"least_privilege_example":"{\n  \"Version\": \"2012-10-17\",\n  \"Statement\": [\n    {\n      \"Effect\": \"Allow\",\n      \"Action\": [\n        \"elasticloadbalancing:DescribeLoadBalancers\",\n        \"elasticloadbalancing:DescribeTargetGroups\",\n        \"elasticloadbalancing:DescribeTargetHealth\",\n        \"elasticloadbalancing:DescribeListeners\",\n        \"elasticloadbalancing:DescribeRules\",\n        \"elasticloadbalancing:DescribeTags\"\n      ],\n      \"Resource\": \"*\"\n    }\n  ]\n}","warnings":["Avoid elasticloadbalancing:* — grants full control including creating, modifying, and deleting load balancers and their components.","Avoid elasticloadbalancing:DeleteLoadBalancer — allows deletion of load balancers, causing service disruption."],"docs":"https://servicereference.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/v1/elasticloadbalancing/elasticloadbalancing.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"}