transfer:ExportHostKey

Write

transfer:ExportHostKey is a Write access-level action in the transfer service. Grants permission to expose the private key material of a host key by storing it in AWS Secrets Manager in the caller's account

Resource types

ARNs that transfer:ExportHostKey can be scoped to in an IAM policy.

arn:${Partition}:transfer:${Region}:${Account}:host-key/${ServerId}/${HostKeyId} required
host-key

Condition keys

Keys you can use in the Condition block of a policy that grants transfer:ExportHostKey.

aws:ResourceTag/${TagKey} String

Filters access by the tags associated with the resource

Example IAM policy

A minimal policy that allows transfer:ExportHostKey. Replace "Resource": "*" with a specific ARN to follow least privilege.

{
  "Version": "2012-10-17",
  "Statement": [
    {
      "Sid": "AllowTransferExportHostKey",
      "Effect": "Allow",
      "Action": "transfer:ExportHostKey",
      "Resource": "*"
    }
  ]
}

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