What is AWS IAM?

What is AWS IAM? Why do we need it and what is an IAM Policy? In this video I’ll try to answer these questions and more. This is a relatively in-depth introduction to the IAM service, which all AWS developers love and hate.
Timestamps:
- Intro: 0:00​
- Identities: 1:02
- IAM Policies: 2:26
- Limit access: 4:47
- Conditional statements: 6:38
- Permission boundaries: 7:22
- Limitations with AWS IAM: 8:13
- IAM Identity Center: 9:10
- Get to know the IAM Console: 9:48
- Demo: 10:30
- Create IAM Policy: 13:08
- Attach IAM Policy: 15:23
Code example: github.com/endre-synnes/pytho...
Subscribe button animation: touchtechnologyreview.com/sub...
Follow me on Github: github.com/endre-synnes
Relevant resources:
- Identity Center: docs.aws.amazon.com/singlesig...
- IAM Policy conditional statements: docs.aws.amazon.com/IAM/lates...
- Permission boundary: docs.aws.amazon.com/IAM/lates...
My SQS Video: • Sending messages to SQ...