Introduction to IAM

Understand the parts of the identity and access management service to set a good foundation for attacking and defending this service.
AWS Identity and Access Management is a critical part of AWS that allows users to manage how services, resources and other users are accessed within AWS. This module will perform a deep dive into the various components of IAM, including policies, resources and principals and give users hands-on access to utilising them.

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Introduction to AWS IAM
A Brief introduction to the importance of IAM and the IAM Module
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IAM Principals
An overview of the different types of actors in IAM
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IAM Permissions
Learn how authorization is handled in AWS IAM.
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IAM Credentials
Learn how IAM handles credentials for authentication to AWS APIs
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The Quest for Least Privilege
Learn how to scope an IAM Policy down to only the necessary actions.
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STS Credentials Lab
Learn how to assume roles and get temporary credentials.
What are modules?
A learning pathway is made up of modules, and a module is made of bite-sized rooms (think of a room like a mini security lab).
