IAM - Identity and Access Management

Question 1

IAM users

Answer 1

Users should be mapped to a physical user in your company. This person will have a password for the AWS console.

Question 2

IAM Groups

Answer 2

IAM users can be grouped into groups. And a group contains users only.

Question 3

IAM Policies

Answer 3

JSON document that outlines permissions for users or groups.

Question 4

IAM Roles

Answer 4

These are identities for EC2 instances or AWS Services

Question 5

IAM Security

Answer 5

You can enable MFA (Multi Factor Authentication) and Password Policy for our users.

Question 6

AWS CLI

Answer 6

Command line interface. You can manage your AWS services using the command line.

Question 7

AWS SDK

Answer 7

AWS SDK (software development kit) allows you to manage your AWS services using a programming language.

Question 8

Access Keys

Answer 8

Access Keys can be created to access AWS using the CLI or SDK

Question 9

Audit IAM usage

Answer 9

You can audit IAM usage by creating a IAM Credentials Report and by using the IAM Access Advisor Service.