Managing User Identities with Long Term Credentials in AWS IAM

This lesson explains how to manage your user identities when using the AWS Identity and Access Management Service, commonly referred to as IAM. We'll be covering users in-depth, so if you're new to IAM and are looking to secure your resources through identity-based management then this is the right lesson for you!

Learning Objectives

• Learn the essentials of users within IAM
• Understand how to create, manage, and configure users using security best practices

Intended Audience

• Administrators
• Security Engineers
• Security Architects
• Anyone looking to enhance their knowledge of the IAM service in preparation for an AWS Certification

Prerequisites

To get the most out of this lesson, you should already have a basic understanding of AWS IAM and what the service is used for. It would also be advantageous if you had some basic hands-on experience of AWS and some of its core services, but it is not essential.