IAM (Identity and Access Management) jikkontrolla min jista' jagħmel x'inhu f'AWS — jimmaniġġja users, gruppi, roles, u permessi. Huwa fundamentali għas-sigurtà ta' AWS: kull azzjoni hija awtorizzata permezz ta' IAM, għalhekk il-fehim tiegħu huwa essenzjali.
X'jummaniġġja IAM
IAM controls AUTHENTICATION (who you are) and AUTHORIZATION (what you can do):
USERS → individual identities (people or applications) with credentials
GROUPS → collections of users (assign permissions to a group → all its users get them)
ROLES → identities ASSUMED temporarily (by users, services, or AWS resources)
— no permanent credentials; key for services/cross-account access
POLICIES → JSON documents defining PERMISSIONS (what actions on what resources)
