Migrating AWS IAM Roles via the Web Console: A Step-by-Step Guide

Introduction
Managing and duplicating IAM roles no longer has to be a manual task.
The IAM Role Clone Portal—accessible right from the AWS Management Console and enhanced with Amazon Q—makes cloning roles quick, accurate, and auditable.

With Amazon Q’s natural-language assistance built into the console, you can simply describe what you need (for example, “Clone the production EC2 role with all tags and inline policies”) and the portal will guide you through each step.
This combination of a clean UI and AI-driven guidance saves time, reduces errors, and ensures every cloned role meets your organization’s security and compliance requirements.

This guide walks you through the interface, the cloning workflow, and every option available.

🖥 Interface Overview

The portal is divided into two main panels and a set of handy action buttons.

Left Panel – Role Browser

• Search: Quickly filter roles by name or description.
• Role List: Browse all IAM roles along with a count of attached policies.
• Selection: Click any role to load its details in the right panel.

Right Panel – Role Details

Overview Tab: Displays basic information and metadata for the selected role.

• Policies Tab: Lists all attached managed and inline policies.
• Trust Policy Tab: Shows the trust relationship document.

• Tags Tab: Presents all associated tags and metadata.
  Action Buttons

• 🔄 Refresh: Reload the full role list from AWS.

• 📥 Export: Download the selected role’s configuration as a JSON file.

• 🔄 Clone Role: Launch the cloning wizard to create a duplicate role.

🧩 Cloning a Role: Step-by-Step

1. Select the Source Role
Choose the IAM role you want to clone from the left panel.

2. Click “Clone Role”
Opens the cloning configuration modal.

3.Configure the Clone

• New Role Name: Provide a unique name for the new role.
• Description: (Optional) Add a short description.
• Path: Set the IAM path (defaults to /).
• Options: Decide whether to clone policies, tags, or both.

Start Clone
Confirm the settings and monitor real-time progress.

Success!
View and manage the newly created role right from the portal.

⚙️** Clone Options**

When configuring a clone, you can choose any combination of these options:

• ✅ Clone Attached Policies: Duplicate all managed policies.
• ✅ Clone Inline Policies: Copy inline policy documents.
• ✅ Clone Tags: Carry over all existing tags and append clone metadata.

Conclusion

The IAM Role Clone Portal turns what used to be a manual, error-prone process into a fast and reliable workflow.
By offering a clear interface, one-click cloning, and automatic metadata tagging, it helps teams:

• Save time when duplicating roles.
• Maintain consistent policies and tags across environments.
• Track the origin of every cloned role for better auditing.

Whether you’re scaling applications, enforcing least-privilege practices, or simply streamlining IAM administration, this portal provides a secure and efficient way to replicate IAM roles with confidence.