AWS IAM (Identity and Access Management)

Documentation

• AWS General Reference:

  • Root Account Credentials vs. IAM User Credentials;

  • Types of Security Credentials;

• IAM User Guide:

  • IAM Best Practices;

  • AWS Services That Support IAM;

  • Overview of AWS IAM Policies;

  • IAM Policy Evaluation Logic;

  • IAM Policy Elements Reference;

Good to know

• it seems one can not use groups in S3 bucket policies, therefore rendering its useless for S3 access control;

Links

• AWS Security Blog;