Create IAM Role and IAM User

Understanding IAM Roles and Users

ℹ️ Overview AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM) Roles enable secure, temporary access to AWS resources. They provide a powerful way to delegate permissions to trusted entities, whether they are IAM Users in your account or AWS services.

🔒 Security Note IAM Roles follow the principle of least privilege by providing temporary credentials instead of long-term access keys. This is a security best practice recommended by AWS.

Implementation Objectives

In this lab, you will:

  • Create an IAM Role named Admin with the AdministratorAccess managed policy
  • Set up a new IAM User called OperatorUser
  • Configure role assumption permissions for OperatorUser

💡 Pro Tip Using IAM Roles instead of direct policy attachments provides better security control and simplifies permission management across your AWS environment.

⚠️ Warning The AdministratorAccess policy grants full access to AWS services and resources. Always follow your organization’s security policies when assigning administrative permissions.

Lab Modules

  1. Create Admin Role
  2. Create OperatorUser