Best Practices for Creating AWS IAM Credentials Using the AWS Console

AWS IAM (Identity and Access Management) is a service that helps you securely control access to AWS resources. It allows you to create and manage users, groups, roles, and permissions to enforce security best practices.

Key Features of AWS IAM

• Users & Groups – Create individual users and organize them into groups for easier management.

• Roles – Assign temporary permissions to AWS services or external identities (e.g., applications, third-party services).

• Policies – Define fine-grained permissions using JSON-based policies to control what users and services can access.

• MFA (Multi-Factor Authentication) – Enhance security by requiring extra authentication steps.

Requirements

• AWS Account

Objectives

• To create IAM user

To create AWS IAM

• Login into AWS console

• Type IAM on the search box and select IAM on the drop down then select users

• Type the username then click on next

• Select attach policies directly then select Administrative Access(For someone you want to give administrative role)

Click on Next

• Click on Create User

• Click on eks

• Click on Security Credentials

• Click on Create access key

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  Select Command Line interface

• Select confirmation and Click on Next

• Type description tag and Click on Create access key

• Click on Download .csv file and Click on Done