This course provides an overview of the AWS Identity & Access Management Service, commonly referred to as IAM, along with its core features. This is a key security service within AWS and is likely to be one of the first security services you will use and come across allowing you to manage specific access controls within your environment for your users.
Learning Objectives
- Understand what is meant identity and access management and the difference between authentication, authorization, and access control
- Learn the components of IAM as well as its reporting features
Intended Audience
- AWS Administrators
- Security Engineers
- Security Architects
- Anyone who is looking to increase their knowledge of the IAM service in preparation for an AWS certification
Prerequisites
To get the most out of this course, you should have some basic hands-on experience of AWS and some of its core services, but it is not essential.
Hello and welcome to this course where I shall be providing an overview of the AWS Identity & Access Management Service, commonly referred to as IAM, along with its core features. This is a key security service within AWS and is likely to be one of the first security services you will use and come across allowing you to manage specific access controls within your environment for your users.
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The information set out in this courses has been designed for those who may be in one of the following roles:
- AWS Administrators
- Security Engineers
- Security Architects
- And anyone who is looking to increase their knowledge of the IAM service in preparation for an AWS certification
By the end of this course, you will have a greater understanding of AWS IAM, its features, and how it is used to help you manage and control access to your AWS resources. Although this is a beginner’s course, it would be advantageous if you had some basic hands-on experience of AWS and some of its core services, but it is not essential.
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Stuart has been working within the IT industry for two decades covering a huge range of topic areas and technologies, from data center and network infrastructure design, to cloud architecture and implementation.
To date, Stuart has created 150+ courses relating to Cloud reaching over 180,000 students, mostly within the AWS category and with a heavy focus on security and compliance.
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In January 2016 Stuart was awarded ‘Expert of the Year Award 2015’ from Experts Exchange for his knowledge share within cloud services to the community.
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