Which IAM resources can a company use to provide access to AWS account through AWS management console?
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The AWS Management Console provides a web-based user interface that you can use to create and manage your AWS resources. For example, you can start and stop Amazon EC2 instances, create Amazon DynamoDB tables, create Amazon S3 buckets, and so on. Show
Before you can use the AWS Management Console, you must sign in to your AWS account. The process that you will use to sign in to your AWS account depends on what type of AWS user you are. There are two different types of users in AWS. You are either the account owner (root user) or you are an IAM user. The root user is created when the AWS account is created using the email address and password that were used to create the account. IAM users are created by the root user or an IAM administrator within the AWS account. If you do not remember your credentials or have trouble signing in using your credentials, see AWS sign-in issues. Contents
Sign in as the root userBefore you sign in to an AWS account as the root user, be sure that you have the following required information. Requirements
To sign in to an AWS account as the root user
Sign in as an IAM userBefore you sign into an AWS account as an IAM user, be sure that you have the following required information. If you do not have this information, contact the administrator for the AWS account. Requirements
If you are a root user or IAM administrator and need to provide the AWS account ID or AWS account alias to an IAM user, see Your AWS account ID and its alias. If you are an IAM user, you can log in using either a sign-in URL or the main sign-in page. To sign in to an AWS account as an IAM user using an IAM users sign-in URL
To sign in to an AWS account as an IAM user using the main sign-in page
How do I access resources in another AWS account using AWS IAM?You can set up a trust relationship with an IAM role in another AWS account to access their resources. For example, from the source account you want to access the destination account. You can assume the IAM role from the source to destination account by providing your IAM user permission for the AssumeRole API.
What are the two types of AWS Identity and Access Management IAM policies?Identity-based policies
There are two types of managed policies: AWS managed policies – Managed policies that are created and managed by AWS. Customer managed policies – Managed policies that you create and manage in your AWS account.
What do IAM users use to access AWS?You can access AWS in different ways depending on the user credentials:. Console password: A password that the user can type to sign in to interactive sessions such as the AWS Management Console. ... . Access keys: A combination of an access key ID and a secret access key.. Which term refers to the identity and access management IAM resource objects that AWS uses for authentication?IAM Entities. The IAM resource objects that AWS uses for authentication. These include IAM users and roles. Principals. A person or application that uses the AWS account root user, an IAM user, or an IAM role to sign in and make requests to AWS.
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