What Is IAM?
Explore the fundamentals of AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM) to understand how it secures access to AWS resources. Learn IAM's components, such as users, roles, and policies, and discover how IAM authenticates and authorizes access requests to protect your AWS environment effectively.
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IAM (Identity and Access Management) is a security and management service of AWS. It is a global service that helps us provide external entities with secure access to AWS services or resources within our account. It takes care of both authentication (who is accessing the AWS account) and authorization (which services/resources the authenticated entity is accessing).
This lesson will focus on the importance of IAM, its components, operational mechanisms, and best practices.
Why do we need IAM?
When an AWS account is ...