Having a solid understanding of how AWS manages and implements access control for your AWS resources is essential if you want to pass the exam. Security features heavily in the exam; it's expected that you will be able to determine the best methods of access, and will also have the ability to define and recommend different access control methods, depending on a specific set of scenario requirements.
In this chapter, we will look at a range of different access control methods, with a special focus on the Identity and Access Management (IAM) service. We will also explain the differences between authorization and authentication, which can sometimes be misconstrued as the same principle, even though the two are very different mechanisms.
In this chapter, we will cover the following topics:
- Authentication, authorization, and access control
- Authentication...
