IAM

Question 1

Is IAM Universal?

Answer 1

Yes, IAM does not apply by region

Question 2

What are the 4 Steps to Securing the Root Acct?

Answer 2

1. MFA on the account
2. Create an Admin Group for Admins
3. Create User Accounts for Admins
4. Add users to admin group

Question 3

What permissions do new users have by default?

Answer 3

None, until permissions are assigned new users have not permissions

Question 4

Are access key ids and secret keys the same as a UN & PW

Answer 4

No, they are only used for dev stuff

Question 5

How many chances do you have to see a private key?

Answer 5

Once!

Question 6

Should you use password rotation?

Answer 6

Yes, always enable this!

Question 7

What is IAM Federation?

Answer 7

Combination of existing user w/ AWS. EG ad or sso

Question 8

What standard does Identity Federation use?

Answer 8

SAML the same as ad

Question 9

Root Account

Answer 9

Has complete admin access, secure it ASAP and use it as infrequently as possible

Question 10

When to use Access Key IDs and Secret Keys?

Answer 10

Typically used in the dev world to access resources like EC2

Keep in mind you can only view a secret key once and then never again