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What is AWS IAM?

IAM manages who can do what in AWS through users, roles, policies, and least-privilege permissions.

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What is AWS IAM?

IAM manages who can do what in AWS through users, roles, policies, and least-privilege permissions.

  • Authentication plus authorization
  • Roles are preferred for workloads
  • Least privilege is the design goal

What is AWS IAM?