05. Identity and Access Management (IAM)

CloudEng Course1 Lesson4 IAM(PART ONE) V1

Identity & Access Management

Identity & Access Management (IAM) is an AWS service that allows us to configure who can access our AWS account, services, or even applications running in our account. IAM is a global service and is automatically available across ALL regions.

Security Concepts

  • User
  • IAM Group
  • IAM Role
  • Policy

QUIZ QUESTION::

Match the security concept to its definition.

ANSWER CHOICES:



Concept

Definition

Identity with permissions or a set of privileges.

Defines granular level permissions.

A person or service that interacts with services or applications running in your AWS account.

A collection of users.

SOLUTION:

Concept

Definition

Identity with permissions or a set of privileges.

Defines granular level permissions.

A person or service that interacts with services or applications running in your AWS account.

A collection of users.

What are IAM Policies written in?

SOLUTION: JSON

What is the best way to protect your root account?

SOLUTION: Multi Factor Authentication (MFA)

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