Identity and Access Management


Universal (No Region)

  • Users
  • Groups - A way to group Users and apply policies
  • Roles - A group of policies attached together - Can be assigned to Users, Applications and Services

IAM Policy:

Json files that define the permissions


IAM Access Keys:

  • Access Key ID and Secret Access Key are assigned when the accounts are created ( Secret Access Key can be downloaded only once)
  • Cant access Console , only programmatic access