#IAM

3 posts

AWS Basics #6: Security Basics — MFA, Key Rotation, Least Privilege
InfrastructureAWSSecurityIAMMFA
11 min read

AWS Basics #6: Security Basics — MFA, Key Rotation, Least Privilege

Enforcing MFA on root and IAM users, automating access-key rotation, auditing permissions with IAM Access Analyzer, least-privilege patterns, and the incidents you actually see in production.

AWS Basics #5: CloudShell and IAM Identity Center (SSO)
InfrastructureAWSCLISSOIAM
9 min read

AWS Basics #5: CloudShell and IAM Identity Center (SSO)

CloudShell — the in-browser terminal — and IAM Identity Center (SSO), the standard login for multi-account, all the way through to the aws cli sso login flow.

AWS Basics #2: IAM — Users, Groups, Roles, Policies
InfrastructureAWSIAMSecurityPermissions
11 min read

AWS Basics #2: IAM — Users, Groups, Roles, Policies

The four elements of IAM — Users, Groups, Roles, Policies. JSON policy syntax, the essence of AssumeRole, and permission design patterns that hold up in production.