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AWS WAF - Security Pillar SEC 2 - How do you manage authentication for people and machines?

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AWS WAF - Security Pillar SEC 2 - How Do You Manage Authentication for People and Machines?
This lesson has been designed to provide you with the knowledge and skills required to help you answer the following question from the Security pillar of the AWS Well Architected Framework, 'How do you manage authentication for people and machines?'
COURSE
Intermediate
25m 9s
AWS Authentication Mechanisms
In this lesson, we shall be looking at how AWS provides many different means of authentication.
COURSE
Intermediate
16m 37s
How AWS IAM is Used to Securely Manage Access
This lesson provides an overview of the AWS Identity & Access Management Service, commonly referred to as IAM, along with its core features.
HANDS-ON LAB
Beginner
Up to 1h
Introduction to IAM
Learn how to create and manage IAM users, groups and policies to securely control access to AWS services and resources.
COURSE
Intermediate
24m 55s
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.
COURSE
Intermediate
34m 38s
Managing Access using IAM User Groups & Roles
This lesson explores some of the security best practices when using user groups and roles and how these can help you secure access to your resources more effectively.
HANDS-ON LAB
Intermediate
Up to 1h 15m
Advanced Roles and Groups Management Using IAM
Learn how to manage our organization using IAM Users and Groups and IAM Roles 
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This course has been designed to provide you with the knowledge and skills required to help you answer the following question from the Security pillar of the AWS Well Architected Framework, ‘How do you manage authentication for people and machines?' 

To learn more about this section of the AWS Well architected framework see here, this guide will highlight every implementation step recommended by AWS.

SEC 2: How do you manage authentication for people and machines?

This section of the well architected framework is broken down into 6 different best practice subsections, each defining multiple recommendations. These best practices are as follows:

  • SEC02-BP01 Use strong sign-in mechanisms
  • SEC02-BP02 Use temporary credentials
  • SEC02-BP03 Store and use secrets securely
  • SEC02-BP04 Rely on a centralized provider
  • SEC02-BP05 Audit and rotate credentials periodically
  • SEC02-BP06 Leverage user groups and attributes

Based on these AWS well architected framework best practices, this course has been curated and devised to provide you with a path of recommended content including courses and labs to help you adhere and align to these security actions. This course should be used as a knowledge guide for the services and features discussed, and in conjunction with the official AWS well architected framework which details the recommendations put forward by AWS within each best practice.

Learning Objectives

Upon completion, you will have the understanding and knowledge of being able to:

  • Identify potential security weaknesses and vulnerabilities relating to SEC 2
  • Plan proposals relating to SEC 2 to enable you to adhere to best practices
  • Implement environment changes based on your proposals


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