Summary

• Users: mapped to a physical user, has a password for AWS Console

• Groups: contains users only

• Policies: JSON document that outlines permissions for users or groups

• Roles: for EC2 instances or AWS services

• Security: MFA + Password Policy

• AWS CLI: manage your AWS services using the command-line

• AWS SDK: manage your AWS services using a programming language

• Access Keys: access AWS using the CLI or SDK

• Audit: IAM Credential Reports & IAM Access Advisor