Get started with AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM).
AWS IAM helps you manage access to your AWS resources. Using IAM, you can manage who can use your AWS resources (authentication) and what resources they can use and in what ways (authorization).
Getting started with AWS IAM is easy. You can use the resources below to learn how to setup IAM.
Videos
Become an IAM policy master in 60 minutes or less (55:35)
How do I create an IAM policy to control access to Amazon EC2 resources based on tags? (7:09)
Secure access to AWS services using AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM) roles (6:04)
How to set up an IAM user and sign in to the AWS Management Console using IAM credentials (5:24)
Scaling accounts and permissions management with AWS (37:34)
How to Use AWS Identity and Access Management policy summaries (2:50)
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Tutorials and guides
Get started with AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM) quickly using the following tutorials and guides:
- What is AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM), and what can I do with it
- User Guide: Getting Started
- How to create a new IAM user
- Tutorial: Delegate Access to the Billing Console
- Tutorial: Delegate Access Across AWS Accounts Using IAM Roles
- Tutorial: Create and Attach Your First Customer Managed Policy
- Tutorial: Enable Your Users to Configure Their Own Credentials and MFA Settings
Want to learn more? See AWS IAM Tutorials and the AWS IAM section in the Knowledge Center.
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