{"slug":"iam-aws-snowball","cloud":"aws","service":"snowball","title":"AWS Snowball (IAM)","description":"AWS Snowball is a petabyte-scale data transport solution that uses secure physical devices to transfer large amounts of data into and out of AWS.","category":"storage","common_permissions":["snowball:ListJobs","snowball:DescribeJob","snowball:CreateJob","snowball:UpdateJob","snowball:GetJobManifest","snowball:GetJobUnlockCode","snowball:ListClusters","snowball:DescribeCluster"],"least_privilege_example":"{\n  \"Version\": \"2012-10-17\",\n  \"Statement\": [\n    {\n      \"Effect\": \"Allow\",\n      \"Action\": [\n        \"snowball:ListJobs\",\n        \"snowball:DescribeJob\",\n        \"snowball:CreateJob\",\n        \"snowball:UpdateJob\",\n        \"snowball:GetJobManifest\",\n        \"snowball:GetJobUnlockCode\",\n        \"snowball:ListClusters\",\n        \"snowball:DescribeCluster\"\n      ],\n      \"Resource\": \"*\"\n    }\n  ]\n}","warnings":["Avoid snowball:* — grants full control including delete and modify operations.","Avoid snowball:CreateJob — can create costly data transfer jobs."],"docs":"https://servicereference.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/v1/snowball/snowball.json","tags":["iam","aws"],"last_verified":"2026-06-14T00:00:00.000Z","next_check":"2026-12-11T00:00:00.000Z","created_at":"2026-06-14T04:50:53.444Z","updated_at":"2026-06-14T04:50:53.444Z"}