Service-linked roles for Amazon MSK

Amazon MSK uses AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM) service-linked roles. A service-linked role is a unique type of IAM role that is linked directly to Amazon MSK. Service-linked roles are predefined by Amazon MSK and include all the permissions that the service requires to call other AWS services on your behalf.

A service-linked role makes setting up Amazon MSK easier because you do not have to manually add the necessary permissions. Amazon MSK defines the permissions of its service-linked roles. Unless defined otherwise, only Amazon MSK can assume its roles. The defined permissions include the trust policy and the permissions policy, and that permissions policy cannot be attached to any other IAM entity.

For information about other services that support service-linked roles, see Amazon Web Services That Work with IAM, and look for the services that have Yes in the Service-Linked Role column. Choose a Yes with a link to view the service-linked role documentation for that service.