AWS Security Blog
Tag: Identity
Simplify workforce identity management using IAM Identity Center and trusted token issuers
AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM) roles are a powerful way to manage permissions to resources in the Amazon Web Services (AWS) Cloud. IAM roles are useful when granting permissions to users whose workloads are static. However, for users whose access patterns are more dynamic, relying on roles can add complexity for administrators who are […]
Enable Security Hub partner integrations across your organization
AWS Security Hub offers over 75 third-party partner product integrations, such as Palo Alto Networks Prisma, Prowler, Qualys, Wiz, and more, that you can use to send, receive, or update findings in Security Hub. We recommend that you enable your corresponding Security Hub third-party partner product integrations when you use these partner solutions. By centralizing […]
Enable external pipeline deployments to AWS Cloud by using IAM Roles Anywhere
October 3, 2023: We updated this post to include the requirement for AWS Toolkit for Azure DevOps in the walkthrough. Continuous integration and continuous delivery (CI/CD) services help customers automate deployments of infrastructure as code and software within the cloud. Common native Amazon Web Services (AWS) CI/CD services include AWS CodePipeline, AWS CodeBuild, and AWS […]
How to implement cryptographic modules to secure private keys used with IAM Roles Anywhere
AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM) Roles Anywhere enables workloads that run outside of Amazon Web Services (AWS), such as servers, containers, and applications, to use X.509 digital certificates to obtain temporary AWS credentials and access AWS resources, the same way that you use IAM roles for workloads on AWS. Now, IAM Roles Anywhere allows […]
Establishing a data perimeter on AWS: Allow access to company data only from expected networks
In the first three blog posts in the Establishing a data perimeter on AWS series, we covered the identity and resource perimeters. In this post, we dive into the third dimension, the network. A key part of protecting your organization’s non-public, sensitive data is to understand who can access it and from where. One of […]
Migrating your secrets to AWS Secrets Manager, Part 2: Implementation
In Part 1 of this series, we provided guidance on how to discover and classify secrets and design a migration solution for customers who plan to migrate secrets to AWS Secrets Manager. We also mentioned steps that you can take to enable preventative and detective controls for Secrets Manager. In this post, we discuss how […]
Migrating your secrets to AWS Secrets Manager, Part I: Discovery and design
“An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.” – Benjamin Franklin A secret can be defined as sensitive information that is not intended to be known or disclosed to unauthorized individuals, entities, or processes. Secrets like API keys, passwords, and SSH keys provide access to confidential systems and resources, but it can be […]
Should I use the hosted UI or create a custom UI in Amazon Cognito?
September 8, 2023: It’s important to know that if you activate user sign-up in your user pool, anyone on the internet can sign up for an account and sign in to your apps. Don’t enable self-registration in your user pool unless you want to open your app to allow users to sign up. July 27, […]
How to monitor the expiration of SAML identity provider certificates in an Amazon Cognito user pool
With Amazon Cognito user pools, you can configure third-party SAML identity providers (IdPs) so that users can log in by using the IdP credentials. The Amazon Cognito user pool manages the federation and handling of tokens returned by a configured SAML IdP. It uses the public certificate of the SAML IdP to verify the signature […]
Gain insights and knowledge at AWS re:Inforce 2023
I’d like to personally invite you to attend the Amazon Web Services (AWS) security conference, AWS re:Inforce 2023, in Anaheim, CA on June 13–14, 2023. You’ll have access to interactive educational content to address your security, compliance, privacy, and identity management needs. Join security experts, peers, leaders, and partners from around the world who are […]