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INC-IAM-001AWS IAMProduction

S3 upload fails with AccessDenied

The engineer can access the bucket, but uploading a file is blocked.

Your mission

Find the permission that is denying the upload.

Access path

Access blocked

IAM identity

Request sent

Access check

Request checked

S3 bucket

Action not allowed

S3 receives the request, but does not allow it. Check who is making the request and what access they have.

Regionus-east-1

DifficultyBeginner

Duration15–20 min

SeverityMedium

Step 1 of 5

20%0 pts

What should you understand first?

A company stores website files in Amazon S3. When a new website version is released, an application uploads the new files automatically. Today, the application can still view old files, but it cannot upload a new file.

Evidence

What the application tried to do

Application: Website release application
Task: Upload a new website file
S3 bucket: company-web-assets
File: production/app.js
Result: AccessDenied

What does AccessDenied mean?

AWS received the request, but the application was not allowed to complete the action.

What would you do?

Exit