AWS Service Control Policies (SCPs) are a powerful feature of AWS Organizations that enable administrators to create policies to govern the use of AWS services within their organization. Here are some examples of how SCPs can be used:
- Restrict access to specific AWS services: SCPs can be used to restrict access to specific AWS services such as Amazon S3, Amazon EC2, or Amazon RDS. For example, an organization may have an SCP that restricts access to Amazon S3 to only the IT department or a specific group of users.
- Limit actions that can be performed within an AWS service: SCPs can also limit the actions that can be performed within an AWS service. For instance, an SCP can be created to restrict the type of instances that can be launched within Amazon EC2 or limit the number of instances that can be launched.
- Enforce compliance policies: SCPs can be used to enforce compliance policies across the organization. For example, an SCP can be created to enforce the use of Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) across all accounts within the organization.
- Control resource sharing across accounts: SCPs can also be used to control resource sharing across accounts. For example, an SCP can be created to restrict the sharing of Amazon S3 buckets between accounts within the organization.
- Block access to specific resources: SCPs can be used to block access to specific resources such as Amazon S3 buckets, EC2 instances, or RDS instances. For example, an organization may have an SCP that blocks access to a specific Amazon S3 bucket containing sensitive data.
AWS Service Control Policies can be used to govern the use of AWS services within an organization, restrict access to specific services or resources, limit actions that can be performed within a service, enforce compliance policies, and control resource sharing across accounts.
