AWS Identity & Access Management Basics
Users, groups, roles and policies — how AWS decides who can do what, and how to apply least privilege in practice.
- IAM
- Security
- Policies
Planned: A planned subject in the curriculum roadmap. The outline below is a proposed structure, not a finished course.
Learning outcomes
By the end, learners will be able to:
- 01
Distinguish users, groups, roles and identity federation
- 02
Read and write basic JSON policies
- 03
Apply least-privilege and MFA best practices
- 04
Audit access with built-in tools
Proposed module outline
A proposed structure — refined during curriculum development.
Authentication vs authorisation in AWS.
When to use each and why roles matter.
Policy structure, evaluation logic and common patterns.
MFA, least privilege and credential hygiene.
Access analysis and activity logging basics.
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