Identity and Access Management on AWS: Policies and Permissions
This course will explain the proper use of policies and permissions in AWS, how policies are evaluated, and the use of advanced policy capabilities, including conditions and permission boundaries.
What you'll learn
At the core of Identity and Access Management (IAM) usage in AWS is a thorough knowledge of policies and permissions. In this course, Identity and Access Management on AWS: Policies and Permissions, you’ll learn how to choose the appropriate policy type, create and manage custom policies, and determine the effective policies given a scenario. First, you’ll learn what policies are and how they are structured, along with the various types available. Next, you’ll explore how to evaluate policies, including the Policy Simulator tool to determine the exact policies that are in place and from where permissions are granted or denied. Finally, you’ll discover how to use advanced policy options, including policy conditions and permission boundaries to control the exact policies desired in a very fine-grained way. When you’re finished with this course, you’ll have a strong foundational knowledge of policies and permissions to provide the authorization to perform tasks in AWS that will help you as you secure your AWS infrastructure.
Table of contents
- Course Introduction 1m
- IAM Overview 6m
- IAM Policies 6m
- What Is an ARN? 4m
- Policy Structure 4m
- NotResource and NotAction 4m
- Creating a Policy 3m
- Demo 1: Creating an IAM Policy 7m
- Demo 2: Working with an IAM Policy 8m
- Policy Types 6m
- Choosing Policies 5m
- Policy Scenarios 3m
- Demo 3: Comparing IAM Policy Types 7m
- Summary 1m
- Module Introduction 1m
- Best Practices 4m
- Policy Summary 9m
- Service Action Summary 3m
- Demo 4: Understanding IAM Policies 10m
- Access Advisor 3m
- Policy Evaluation 4m
- Policy Simulator 5m
- Demo 5: Using Policy Simulator 11m
- Policy Conditions 6m
- Demo 6: Using a Policy Condition 7m
- Permission Boundaries 4m
- Demo 7: Using Permission Boundaries 5m
- Summary 2m