Quiz Chapter 4 - Identity and Access Management

Question 1

What is the single best thing you can do to secure the root account in AWS?

Answer 1

Enable multi-factor authentication (MFA)

Question 2

Why are IAM users considered “permanent” users?

Answer 2

Because once their password, access key, or secret key is set, these credentials don’t automatically rotate or change without human interaction.

Question 3

Which of the following statements describes the principle of least privilege?

Answer 3

Only assigning a user the minimum amount of permissions that they need to do their job

Question 4

Which of the following is NOT part of the IAM service?

Answer 4

Database passwords

Question 5

What does the “EAR” in a policy document stand for?

Answer 5

Effect, Action, Resource