ACG Fundamentals

How to secure your AWS account with IAM

Episode description

When it comes to securing your AWS account, there are some best practices we can follow using AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM). In this ACG Fundamental lesson, we’ll show you how to set up a new IAM user with less privileges than out root user, and then enable multi-factor authentication (MFA) for both our root account and our new user account.

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Series description

Being an avid learner means we are always beginners to a new topic or concept. With ACG Fundamentals, we want to equip you with the lessons you need to tackle new cloud concepts, projects, and real-world scenarios. With fun, bite-sized and succinct lessons, you'll be able to learn from anywhere in a matter of minutes. This is the series that puts the fun in fundamentals.

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