IAM: Identity and Access Management, Global Service

IAM: Permissions
=> Users and Groups can be assigned JSON documents called policies

=> These policies define the permissions of the users
=> don’t give more permissions than a user needs

1. Create Users
   

2. Name
   

3. Create Groups
   

4. Add policies
   

5. Next
   

6. Retrieve Users
   

7. Login with URL or Code
   

MFA (Multi Factor Authentication)

• To protect Root Accounts and IAM Users
  MFA = password you know + security device you own

Main Benefit

• if a password is stolen or hacked, the account is not compromised

What is AWS CLI?

• tool that enables you to interact with AWS Services using commands in CLI

What is the AWS SDK?

• AWS Software Development Kit(AWS SDK)
• Language-specific APIs(set of libraries)
• Enables you to access and manage AWS Services programmatically

aws iam list-users