The Practical AWS IAM Guide

If you use AWS, then you use AWS IAM.

Getting IAM working right is hard, and if you get it wrong you risk damaging your application and your reputation.

This book is the parts of IAM you need to know in one place.

What's in the book

1. The core concepts of identity and access management
2. How to navigate the AWS IAM service and its documentation with ease
3. Securely sharing data in S3 buckets with different parties
4. Crafting secure and efficient IAM policies using best practices
5. Implementing least privilege access for your AWS resources
6. Managing multiple AWS accounts and establish cross-account access
7. Leveraging advanced IAM features like ABAC and permissions boundaries
8. Integrating IAM with other AWS services for enhanced security
9. Managing and securing legacy AWS environments
10. Troubleshooting common IAM issues and avoid costly misconfigurations