Identity Access Management (IAM)

Question 1

What are the features of IAM

Answer 1

1) Centralised control of your AWS Account
2) Shared access to your Aws Account
3) Granular Permission
4) Multifactor Authentication (Extra token code to login )
5) Allow password rotation policy set up

Question 2

Key Terminologies of IAM

Answer 2

1) Users: End users, employees
2) Group: A collection of users each user in the group will inherit from permission of that group.
3) Policies: A document in JSON Format. It gives permission to what User/Group/Role can do.
4) Roles: You can create Roles and assign them to AWS resources