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
How to set up an IAM user and sign in to the AWS Management Console using IAM credentials (9:14)
Best Practices for Using AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM) Roles (32:04)
How to Use AWS Identity and Access Management Policy Summaries (2:50)
IAM Policy Ninja (1:00:28)
How to allow users or roles in a separate AWS account access to your AWS account (10:28)
How to assign an IAM role to a running EC2 instance (1:34)
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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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