How to Write Policies, Control Access, and Secure an AWS Account
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20 Lessons
1h 30min
Certificate of Completion
How to Write Policies, Control Access, and Secure an AWS Account
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Course Overview
This course is about how AWS IAM works and how to write policies to control access in an AWS account. In this course, you will learn how AWS APIs work, explore different parts of the requests made to the APIs and elaborates on how access is determined. Additionally, you will dive into how to configure access inside AWS by describing the policy structure and the 5 policy types AWS supports. Further, you will become familiar with how the elements in the request and the policies fit together. You will also de...
What You'll Learn
Learn how to write policies to control access in an AWS account.
Learn about AWS APIs and how to configure access by understanding the policy structure of AWS.
Understand how IAM evaluates access with some realistic examples.
Learn how to secure an AWS account using best practices and potential pitfalls.
What You'll Learn
Learn how to write policies to control access in an AWS account.
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Course Content
Introduction
Access Control Basics
User Management using IAM
Cloud Lab
IAM Policies
Request Evaluation Flow and Examples
Role Management Using Identity and Access Management (IAM)
Cloud Lab
How to Secure an AWS Account
Conclusion
1 Lesson
Appendix
1 Lesson
Course Author
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