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AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM): Overview and Configuration Example

AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM) is a web service that helps you securely control access to AWS resources. IAM enables you to create and manage AWS users and groups, and it provides granular access control over AWS services and resources. Here's a detailed overview of AWS IAM along with a configuration example:

Features of AWS IAM:

  1. Users and Groups:

  2. Policies:
  3. Roles:
  4. Access Keys:
  5. Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA):
  6. Identity Federation:

Configuration Example:

Let's create a simple IAM configuration to set up a new user, group, and policy:

  1. Login to AWS Console:

  2. Open IAM Console:
  3. Create IAM User:
  4. Create IAM Group:
  5. Attach Policy to Group:
  6. Add User to Group:
  7. Create IAM Policy:
  8. Attach Policy to User:
  9. Generate Access Key (Optional):
  10. Configure MFA (Optional):
  11. Test Access:
  12. Monitor and Manage IAM: