Identity Access Management (IAM)

What is IAM?

AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM) is a service provided by AWS that allows us to manage access to AWS resources securely. IAM lets us control who has permission to do what within our AWS account. It’s a fundamental component of AWS security and plays a crucial role in ensuring the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of our AWS resources.

Here are some key features and concepts of AWS IAM.

• Users: We can create IAM users, each with a unique username and set of credentials, such as access keys or passwords. Users represent individuals or entities that require access to our AWS resources.

• Groups: IAM groups are collections of IAM users. By assigning permissions to groups, we can grant the same access rights to multiple users easily.

• Roles: IAM roles are similar to users but intended for use by AWS services or trusted entities. Roles define what can assume the role and what actions they can take. For example, we can create roles for AWS Lambda functions, EC2 instances, or even external AWS accounts to access resources in our account. An example of a role is ...