using lambda as the identity broker to access AWS Console

Question

Hi, I create an identity broker to access AWS Console by following the 'Example code using Python' in https://docs.aws.amazon.com/IAM/latest/UserGuide/id_roles_providers_enable-console-custom-url.html. It works on my desktop. I can run the python code and generate valid AWS Console URL with assume role. However, when I migrate the code into lambda by assuming the same role,  I failed at requests.get(request_url) with 400 error.  In my code, lambda has assumed the role successfully. Why the assumed role can generate AWS Console url in my desktop but failed in lambda?

Answer

What role and policies does your deployed Lambda function have? If it doesn't have permission to assume the role, then I think you will get the error you described.

Usually your development user/role will have more permissions than a deployed Lambda function, but it depends on the deployed function role.

using lambda as the identity broker to access AWS Console

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