aws permission_error ai_generated true

An error occurred (AccessDenied) when calling the GetObject operation: Access Denied

ID: aws/s3-access-denied

Also available as: JSON · Markdown

88%Fix Rate

90%Confidence

50Evidence

2023-01-01First Seen

Version Compatibility

Version	Status	Introduced	Deprecated	Notes
2	active	—	—	—

S3 bucket/object permissions deny access. Involves IAM + bucket policy + ACL + block public access.

generic

92% success Check IAM policy allows s3:GetObject on the specific bucket/key ARN
```
arn:aws:s3:::bucket-name/*
```
Sources: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonS3/latest/userguide/using-with-s3-policy-actions.html
88% success Check bucket policy isn't explicitly denying access
```
aws s3api get-bucket-policy --bucket <name>
```
Sources: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonS3/latest/userguide/bucket-policies.html
85% success Check S3 Block Public Access settings if accessing from external
```
Check S3 Block Public Access settings if accessing from external
```
Sources: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonS3/latest/userguide/access-control-block-public-access.html

Common approaches that don't work:

Make the bucket public 90% fail
Security risk — opens all objects to the internet
Use root account credentials 85% fail
Root account should never be used for programmatic access

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