This lesson guides IT professionals and cloud architects through implementing secure, role-based access controls and custom policies across AWS, Azure, and other cloud platforms. You’ll gain hands-on experience with IAM roles, policies, and permissions while learning best practices for enforcing least privilege in multicloud environments.

Intended Audience

This lesson is intended for IT professionals who are expected to manage identity, security, and access control in multi-cloud environments.

Learning Objectives

Understand the foundations of role-based access control, including IAM roles, policies, and permissions.

Configure temporary access using IAM user roles for time-bound permissions.
Explore the structure, capabilities, and customization of AWS IAM policies.
Create and implement custom IAM policies to meet specific security and operational requirements.
Apply the Principle of Least Privilege effectively across multiple cloud environments.

Prerequisites

To get the most out of it, you should be familiar with cloud environments, including Azure, AWS, and GCP.

Role-Based Access Control and Policies