AWS - IAM & Policy Management

IAM Roles & Poilcy Management block

Sample AWS s3 bucket access policy to a user :

{
    "Version" : "2012-10-17",
    "Statement" : [
        {
            "Sid" : "Statement1",
            "Effect" : "Allow",
            "Action" : "s3:*",
            "Resource" : "*"
        }
    ]
}

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Level -1 : Creating User Account

1. Sign in to AWS Console and navigate to IAM.

2. In the IAM Dashboard, click on Users.

3. Click Add user.

4. Enter a User name.

5. Select Access type (Programmatic access, Console access, or both).

6. Click Next: Permissions.

7. Choose permissions (Attach policies, Add user to group, or Copy permissions from an existing user).

8. Click Next: Tags (optional) and then Next: Review.

9. Review the user settings and click Create user.

10. Download or copy the user credentials and share securely.

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Level -2 Assigning S3 Rights to the test-user

AWS IAM Documentation - Level 2: Assigning S3 Rights to the Test User

1. Sign in to AWS Console and navigate to IAM.

2. Go to Users, select test-user.

3. Under the Permissions tab, click Add permissions.

4. Click Attach policies directly.

5. Search for AmazonS3FullAccess or select appropriate S3 permissions.

6. Check the box next to AmazonS3FullAccess.

7. Click Review and then Add permissions.

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Level 3 : Attaching permissions to the user

• Sign in to AWS Console and navigate to IAM.

• Go to Users, select the user to which you want to attach permissions.

• Click on the Permissions tab.

• Click Add permissions.

• Choose one of the following:

  • Attach policies directly: Select desired policies.

  • Add user to group: Choose a group with predefined policies.

  • Copy permissions from an existing user: Select another user to copy permissions from.

• Click Review, then Add permissions.

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