# `AWSConfigRemediation-ConfigureS3PublicAccessBlock`
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 **Description** 

 The `AWSConfigRemediation-ConfigureS3PublicAccessBlock` runbook configures an AWS account's Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3) public access block settings based on the values you specify in the runbook parameters. 

 [Run this Automation (console)](https://console.aws.amazon.com/systems-manager/automation/execute/AWSConfigRemediation-ConfigureS3PublicAccessBlock) 

**Document type**

Automation

**Owner**

Amazon

**Platforms**

Linux, macOS, Windows

**Parameters**
+ AccountId

  Type: String

  Description: (Required) The ID of the AWS account that owns the S3 bucket you are configuring.
+ AutomationAssumeRole

  Type: String

  Description: (Required) The Amazon Resource Name (ARN) of the AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM) role that allows Systems Manager Automation to perform the actions on your behalf.
+ BlockPublicAcls

  Type: Boolean

  Default: true

   Description: (Optional) If set to `true` , Amazon S3 blocks public access control lists (ACLs) for S3 buckets owned by the AWS account you specify in the `AccountId` parameter. 
+ BlockPublicPolicy

  Type: Boolean

  Default: true

   Description: (Optional) If set to `true` , Amazon S3 blocks public bucket policies for S3 buckets owned by the AWS account you specify in the `AccountId` parameter. 
+ IgnorePublicAcls

  Type: Boolean

  Default: true

   Description: (Optional) If set to `true` , Amazon S3 ignores all public ACLs for S3 buckets owned by the AWS account you specify in the `AccountId` parameter. 
+ RestrictPublicBuckets

  Type: Boolean

  Default: true

   Description: (Optional) If set to `true` , Amazon S3 restricts public bucket policies for S3 buckets owned by the AWS account you specify in the `AccountId` parameter. 

**Required IAM permissions**

The `AutomationAssumeRole` parameter requires the following actions to use the runbook successfully.
+  `ssm:StartAutomationExecution` 
+  `ssm:GetAutomationExecution` 
+  `s3:GetAccountPublicAccessBlock` 
+  `s3:PutAccountPublicAccessBlock` 

 **Document Steps** 
+  `aws:executeAwsApi` - Creates or modifies the `PublicAccessBlock` configuration for the AWS account specified in the `AccountId` parameter. 
+  `aws:executeScript` - Returns the `PublicAccessBlock` configuration for the AWS account specified in the `AccountId` parameter, and verifies the changes were successfully made based on the values specified in the runbook parameters.