What is AWS IAM?

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AWS IAM is short for: Amazon Identity and Access Management.

AWS IAM manages access to AWS services and resources.

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What is AWS IAM?

Amazon IAM provides management of access to AWS services with fine grained control. Individual users and groups can be created and their persmissions are described in policies (JSON documents). IAM roles can have defined permissions and be assigned to users, applications and services.