AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM) is a service that allows AWS customers to manage user access and permissions for the accounts and available APIs/services within AWS. IAM can manage users, security credentials (such as API access keys), and allow users to access AWS resources. In this lab, we will walk through the foundations of IAM. We’ll focus on user and group management as well as how to assign access to specific resources using IAM managed policies. We’ll learn how to find the login URL where AWS users can log in to their account and explore this from a real-world use case perspective.
Learning Objectives
Successfully complete this lab by achieving the following learning objectives:
- Add the Users to the Proper Groups
Add the following users to their proper groups:
user-1
should be in theS3-Support
group.user-2
should be in theEC2-Support
group.user-3
should be in theEC2-Admin
group.
- Use the IAM Sign In Link to Sign In As a User
Copy the IAM user sign in link in the AWS console, open an incognito window, and sign in as either
user-1
,user-2
, oruser-3
with the password shown in the Additional Resources section of the lab page.