IAM

Question 1

What is a proper definition of an IAM Role?

Answer 1

An IAM entity that defines a set of permissions for making requests to AWS services, and will be used by an AWS service.

Some AWS services need to perform actions on your behalf. To do so, you assign permissions to AWS services with IAM Roles.

Question 2

True or False

IAM credentials report is an IAM security tool.

Answer 2

True.

IAM Credentials report lists all your AWS Account’s IAM Users and the status of their various credentials.

Question 3

What are IAM Policies?

Answer 3

JSON documents that define a set of permissions for making requests to AWS services, and can be used by IAM users, user groups, and IAM roles.

Question 4

What is the principle you should use regarding application of IAM Permissions?

Answer 4

Principle of least privilege

The principle of least privilege (PoLP) refers to an information security concept in which a user is given the minimum levels of access – or permissions – needed to perform his/her job functions.