Definitions

Definition 1 AWS

An identity in AWS. It is mapped to either a person or an application. It has 3 identifiers: a friendly name, an ARN and a unique ID. It is linked to a single AWS Account. It may be a member of AWS IAM Groups. It may be granted direct permissions or indirect permissions via AWS IAM Group membership.

The AWS Account Root User is not considered as an AWS IAM User.

Related Terms

• ARN

• AWS

• AWS Account

• AWS Account Root User (Dictionary Entry)

• AWS IAM

• AWS IAM Group (Dictionary Entry)

Quotes

IAM User

An AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM) user is an entity that you create in AWS to represent the person or application that uses it to interact with AWS. A user in AWS consists of a name and credentials.

Bibliography

• AWS, 11/2020

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