Explore access and permissions with AWS Identity and Access Management

Explore AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM) by examining users, groups, credentials, and policies, then practise managing permissions and testing how policy changes can grant or restrict access to AWS services.

Discover how IAM policies shape service access

Bring these activities together by managing users and groups and testing the permissions provided by their policies. Develop a clearer understanding of how IAM credentials, groups, and policies work together to control access across AWS services.

You’ll access learning content and practical activities online through Amazon Web Services (AWS), alongside your FutureLearn course experience, giving you direct access to AWS learning as you progress.

Syllabus

Week 1
Lab - Introduction to AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM)
- Lab - Introduction to AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM)
  In this activity, you will explore pre-created IAM users and groups, assign users based on real-world scenarios, sign in via the IAM URL, and test how applied policies impact service access.

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What will you achieve?

By the end of the course, you‘ll be able to...

Exploring pre-created IAM Users and Groups
Inspecting IAM policies as applied to the pre-created groups
Following a real-world scenario, adding users to groups with specific capabilities enabled
Locating and using the IAM sign-in URL
Experimenting with the effects of policies on service access

Who is the course for?

This course is ideal for architects, developers, and security engineers

Who developed the course?

Amazon Web Services (AWS)

AWS is the world’s most comprehensive cloud, enabling organizations to accelerate innovation, reduce costs, and scale more efficiently.

What's included?

Amazon Web Services (AWS) are offering everyone who joins this course a free digital upgrade, so that you can experience the full benefits of studying online for free. This means that you get:

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Includes any articles, videos, peer reviews and quizzes

A PDF Certificate of Achievement to prove your success when you’re eligible

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