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AWS Identity & Access Management

Score7.9 out of 10

14 Reviews and Ratings

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What is AWS Identity & Access Management?

AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM) enables users to manage access to AWS services and resources securely. Using IAM, users can create and manage AWS users and groups, and use permissions to allow and deny their access to AWS resources.

Categories & Use Cases

Key Features

Learn about the best (and worst!) features AWS Identity & Access Management has to offer, as determined by TrustRadius' reviewers.
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Top Performing Features

  • ID-Management Access Control

    Authorization or restriction of access to information depending on role

    Category average: 8.8

  • Account Provisioning and De-provisioning

    Capabilities for creating user accounts based on roles, group memberships and business processes

    Category average: 8.4

  • ID Risk Management

    Identification, evaluation, and prioritization of risks with procedures to minimize, impacts of unplanned consequences

    Category average: 8.3

Areas for Improvement

  • ID Management Workflow Automation

    Automated sequence of tasks to simplify processes

    Category average: 8

Reviews

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AWS Access Managed Quick

Incentivized
Verified User
Director in Information Technology (51-200 employees employees)

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We use a number of services at AWS including S3, EC2, RDS, RedShift, Route53, and more. In order to safely secure these services. We use AWS Identity & Access Management to create service roles with the minimum needed access for all applications we run on these services. Additionally, we use AWS SSO to manage user access to these services.

Pros

  • Customized access per key to limit scope
  • Safely distributes access keys
  • Provides access audits

Cons

  • Better integration with roles and policies so you don't need three windows open to create a new IAM user
  • Display recommended configurations based on services being used
  • Easier options to base config on existing users

Return on Investment

  • Without IAM, it would be difficult to use AWS across services. Increased ROI

Alternatives Considered

Microsoft Azure Active Directory

Other Software Used

AWS Backup, AWS Elastic Beanstalk, AWS Lambda