IAM ID Prefixes
Overview
IAM Prefixes are used to clarify the type of resource. These are helpful to know when investigating in Cloudtrail
Understanding unique ID prefixes
IAM uses the following prefixes to indicate what type of resource each unique ID applies to. Prefixes may vary based on when they were created.
Prefix
Resource type
ACCA
Context-specific credential
AGPA
User group
AIDA
IAM user
AIPA
Amazon EC2 instance profile
AKIA
Access key
ANPA
Managed policy
ANVA
Version in a managed policy
APKA
Public key
AROA
Role
ASCA
Certificate
ASIA
Temporary (AWS STS) access key IDs use this prefix, but are unique only in combination with the secret access key and the session token.
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