# Aurora Global Database execution block sample policy
<a name="security_iam_region_switch_aurora"></a>

 The following is a sample policy to attach if you add execution blocks to a Region switch plan for Aurora databases. 

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```
{
  "Version":"2012-10-17",		 	 	 
  "Statement": [
    {
      "Effect": "Allow",
      "Action": [
        "rds:DescribeGlobalClusters",
        "rds:DescribeDBClusters"
      ],
      "Resource": "*"
    },
    {
      "Effect": "Allow",
      "Action": [
        "rds:FailoverGlobalCluster",
        "rds:SwitchoverGlobalCluster"
      ],
      "Resource": [
        "arn:aws:rds::123456789012:global-cluster:app-global-db",
	      "arn:aws:rds:us-east-1:123456789012:cluster:app-db-primary", 
        "arn:aws:rds:us-west-2:123456789012:cluster:app-db-secondary"  
      ]
    }
  ]
}
```

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