Tag «IAM»

Ansible and AWS cross-account access

To access AWS resources in another account you can create dedicated IAM user or use IAM roles. If you decide to create user, you need to generate username and password for AWS Console or access keys for API. Baking this keys in your code is almost always a bad idea. By setting up roles for …

AWS on the road: IAM in Ljubljana

Identity and Access Management (IAM) is crucial when starting to use AWS outside your private playground and want to give users rights to use services in your account. IAM is free of charge and all configuration is global, not tight to any specific Region. Identity sources IAM holds different types of identities: Root account – …