CH2: IAM Flashcards
Manage users and their level of access to the AWS Console
Identity Access Management
IAM
IAM
Centralized control of your
AWS account
IAM
Shared access to your
AWS account
IAM
Gives you Granular
Permissions
IAM
Identity Federation
Active Directory
IAM
Provides temp access as necessary for
Users
Devices
Services
IAM
Sets a juggler for your passwords
Rotation Policy
IAM
Integrates with many different
AWS Services
IAM
Supports PCI DSS Compliance
For billing purposes
IAM
End users are
Users
IAM
A collection of users under one set of permissions
Group
IAM
These can be created and then assigned to AWS resources
Roles
IAM
A document that defines one (or more) permissions.
Policy
Policy Simulator - exam tip
Test IAM Permissions BEFORE you commit them to
Prod
Policy Simulator - exam tip
Validate that the policy works
As expected