Credentials Report and Access Analyzer

In this lesson, we'll explore two essential tools in AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM) that help secure our AWS environment—Credentials Report and IAM Access Analyzer. These tools are crucial for ensuring that our AWS accounts and resources are protected from unauthorized access.

What is a Credentials Report?

The Credentials Report is a downloadable report that provides a snapshot of the status of our AWS account's IAM users and their credentials. It includes details about passwords, access keys, and MFA (Multi-Factor Authentication) settings, allowing us to assess the security posture of our IAM users.

Why is it important?

The Credentials Report helps us identify potential security risks in our AWS environment by highlighting the inactive users, reports on access keys and the MFA status of each user. The Credentials Report provides columns with the following key information:

• User Name: The name of the IAM user.

• Password Enabled: Whether the user has a password configured.

• Password Last Used: The last time the user logged in with their password.

• Access Key 1 Active/Last Used: Status and last usage of the user's first access key.

• Access Key 2 Active/Last Used: Status and last usage of the user's second access key.

• MFA Active: Indicates if MFA is enabled for the user.