Identity and Access Management (IAM)
Description
Comprehensive coverage of AWS Identity and Access Management including users, groups, roles, policies, and security best practices for controlling access to AWS resources.
Learning Objectives
Learners will master AWS IAM concepts and implementation including creating and managing users, groups, and roles. They will understand policy-based access control, implement least privilege principles, configure multi-factor authentication, and design secure access patterns for applications and services. Students will also learn about cross-account access, federation, and IAM best practices for enterprise environments.
Topics (10)
Detailed explanation of IAM entities including permanent users for individuals, groups for organizing users, and roles for temporary or service-based access.
Understanding policy structure, policy types (managed vs inline), policy evaluation logic, and creating custom policies for specific use cases.
Setting up and managing MFA devices including virtual MFA, hardware tokens, and SMS-based authentication for additional security layers.
Setting up trust relationships between AWS accounts, assuming roles across accounts, and implementing secure multi-account architectures.
Configuring SAML 2.0, OpenID Connect, and Web Identity Federation for integrating with corporate identity systems and social login providers.
Security guidelines for IAM implementation including principle of least privilege, credential rotation, access key management, and security monitoring.
Implementation of roles that AWS services can assume to perform actions on your behalf, including predefined service-linked roles and custom service roles.
Setting up organizational units, managing multiple accounts centrally, and implementing governance controls using Service Control Policies (SCPs).
Setting up AWS SSO for simplified user access, integration with external identity providers, and management of permissions across multiple accounts.
Leveraging IAM Access Analyzer to identify unused permissions, external access, and potential security risks in IAM configurations.