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Introduction to AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM)

AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM) is a service that allows AWS customers to manage user access and permissions for their accounts, as well as available APIs/services within AWS. IAM can manage users and security credentials (such as API access keys), and allow users to access AWS resources. In this lab, we will walk through the foundations of IAM. We'll focus on user and group management, as well as how to assign access to specific resources using IAM-managed policies. We'll learn how to find the login URL, where AWS users can log in to their account, and explore this from a real-world use case perspective.

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Level
Clock icon Beginner
Duration
Clock icon 45m
Published
Clock icon Mar 12, 2021

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Table of Contents

  1. Challenge

    Add the Users to the Proper Groups

    Add the following users to their proper groups:

    • user-1 should be in the S3-Support group.
    • user-2 should be in the EC2-Support group.
    • user-3 should be in the EC2-Admin group.
  2. Challenge

    Use the IAM Sign-In Link to Sign In as a User

    Copy the IAM user sign-in link in the AWS console, open an incognito window, and sign in as user-1, user-2, and user-3 with the passwords provided on the lab page.

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