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AWS Identity & Access Management (IAM)
Section 2 of 30
Users, groups, roles, and policies for secure AWS access control
45 minā¢beginner
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Key Takeaways
- ā¢IAM is a global service controlling who can access which AWS resources
- ā¢Never use root account for daily tasks - create IAM users instead
- ā¢Apply principle of least privilege - grant only necessary permissions
- ā¢Use IAM roles for services, not access keys embedded in code
- ā¢Groups contain users; policies define permissions as JSON documents
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