This course 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 course 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 course, 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.
Hello and welcome to this course where I shall be looking at how to manage your User identities when using the AWS Identity and Access Management Service, commonly referred to as IAM. I shall be looking at Users in depth, so if you are new to IAM and are looking to secure your resources through identity-based management then keep watching!
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The information set out in this course has been designed for those who may be in one of the following roles: an AWS Administrator, Security Engineer, Security Architect, 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 Users within IAM, how to create, manage, and configure them using security best practices. As an intermediate course, 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 it's 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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He is AWS certified and accredited in addition to being a published author covering topics across the AWS landscape.
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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