authorize
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Pre-flight authorization check for an AWS operation. Resolves the IAM actions the operation requires, then asks AWS's own policy simulator (SimulatePrincipalPolicy) whether the current role (or a given principal) allows them. Returns resolution (exact|partial|unresolved) and evaluation (allowed|denied|unknown) as separate fields. Requires AWS credentials; without them evaluation=unknown with the reason.
Input schema
| Property | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| operations | string | no | IAM action strings or SDK symbols, comma-separated (e.g. 's3:PutObject' or 's3.PutObject') |
| workflow | string | no | A named workflow from list_workflows (e.g. 's3-multipart-kms') |
| principal_arn | string | no | Optional. IAM role/user ARN to simulate against. Defaults to the current caller via sts:GetCallerIdentity. |
Raw JSON schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"operations": {
"type": "string",
"description": "IAM action strings or SDK symbols, comma-separated (e.g. 's3:PutObject' or 's3.PutObject')"
},
"workflow": {
"type": "string",
"description": "A named workflow from list_workflows (e.g. 's3-multipart-kms')"
},
"principal_arn": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Optional. IAM role/user ARN to simulate against. Defaults to the current caller via sts:GetCallerIdentity."
}
}
}