Policy creation is at the very center of Identity and Access Management in AWS. We will use these policies to enable permissions for users, groups, and roles. We are going to cover AWS managed policies and custom policies in this post.
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IAM Users And Groups
We are going to be talking about AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM) beginning with this post. If you have read through the previous two AWS posts then you should have already set up a labuser account and admin group.
Continue readingSecuring THE AWS ROOT USER ACCOUNT PART 2
In the last post for AWS we began to secure the root user account. We have already deleted the root access keys and activated MFA on our root account. In this post we will look at the final three items listed on the IAM Dashboard Security Status list.
Continue readingSecuring The AWS Root User Account Part 1
A new AWS account will include a root user account that will be initially configured with a single sign-in identity. This account will be able to access all AWS services and resources and it must be protected. It is considered best practice to not use this account for our everyday tasks. This includes administrative tasks which should be completed via an IAM User with administrative privileges.
continue readingSetting Up A New AWS Account
We recommend that readers set up an AWS account that can be used to practice skills discussed in these blog posts. The account will provide a lab environment to practice the skills needed to become proficient as a cloud security engineer or administrator.
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Cloud Security Essentials 