AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM)
Description
Comprehensive identity and access management using AWS IAM including users, groups, roles, policies, and security best practices.
Learning Objectives
Learners will master IAM concepts including users, groups, roles, policies, and federation. They will implement security best practices, multi-factor authentication, access management strategies, and cross-account access patterns essential for cloud security operations.
Topics (12)
Foundation concepts of IAM including principals, authentication vs authorization, and AWS security model.
User and group management including creation, permission assignment, and access patterns.
Role-based access control implementation including service roles and cross-account access.
Policy creation, management, and optimization for granular access control.
MFA configuration and management for users and programmatic access.
Cross-account access implementation and management for enterprise environments.
Security best practices for IAM including principle of least privilege and access governance.
Access analysis, monitoring, and optimization using IAM tools and CloudTrail integration.
SCP implementation for organization-wide security policy enforcement.
Credential lifecycle management including rotation, temporary credentials, and security practices.
Systematic troubleshooting approaches for IAM issues and permission optimization.
Identity federation implementation for enterprise identity integration.