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Cloud Fundamentals
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Module 5.2: Security and Access Review

Review IAM, policies, MFA, roles vs users, least privilege principles, and root user best practices.

This page introduces the module. It is not a lesson to complete.

Use it to understand the scope, then start the first lesson when you're ready.

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Module Overview

In this module, we review AWS identity and access management, one of the most critical domains for cloud security and certification readiness.

  1. IAM Fundamentals: Users, groups, roles, and policies.
  2. Least Privilege and MFA: Best practices for securing your AWS account.
  3. Root User Best Practices: When (and when not) to use the root account.

By the end of this module, you'll be able to reason confidently about AWS security and access control scenarios.