Managing AWS Security and Identity

Security is one of the number-one issues for those considering moving workloads to the cloud. This course shows how to use AWS IAM services to tighten security and lock down resources.

Follow along and go through the best practices of AWS account security from two different vantage points. In this course, Managing AWS Security and Identity, you'll learn how to configure Amazon's Identity and Access Management feature, commonly known as IAM. First, you'll discover IAM user and group security best practices and IAM policies. Next, you'll explore when and how to use IAM roles and how to account audit. Finally, you'll learn about federating multiple AWS accounts and federating AWS IAM accounts with an external identity provider, such as active directory. By the end of this course, you'll be able to properly secure your AWS accounts using policies, two-factor authentication and even permit other AWS accounts access to the resources in your account.