Getting familiar with Identity and Access Management
Identity and access management is the most fundamental security posture for any organization, and AWS provides the following services in this category :
- AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM) - Securely manage access to AWS services and resources
- AWS Directory Service - Managed Microsoft Active Directory in AWS
- AWS IAM Identity Center (successor to AWS SSO) - Centrally manage SSO access to multiple AWS accounts and business apps
- AWS Organizations – Policy-based management for multiple AWS accounts
- AWS Resource Access Manager - Simple, secure service for sharing AWS resources
- Amazon Cognito - Add user sign-up, sign-in, and access control to your web and
- mobile apps
Let's look into each of the above services in detail.
AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM)
Perhaps the most fundamental and important service in AWS is Identity and Access Management (IAM), which can secure every single other software service offered by...
