IAM Flashcards

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Best Practise of IAM

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  1. Delete root access keys
  2. Activate MFA on your account
  3. Create individual IAM users
  4. Use groups to assign permissioms
  5. Apply an IAM password policy
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What is MFA

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Multi-Factor Authentication = Additional layer of security Authentication. MFA device, Key fob and API keys (can log into CLI.

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Best Practises for IAM Users

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Never use root account for day-to-day use, make a IAM user with admin access instead. Create additional account for daily admin

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Best Practises for IAM Groups

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IAM Groups is a collection of IAM Users, which allow you to set and manage permissions for multiple users.

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IAM Users

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An individual who has been granted access to an AWS account. Each IAM user has a username, password and permissions to access AWS services. Must have permission policy to access services.

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IAM Role

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Attach policy permission to role so AWS service can connect to another AWS services

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7
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Root user has access to?

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Everything

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