How to create IAM user in AWS

Users: IAM enables you to create individual identities (users) for anyone who needs access to your AWS account. Each user is assigned a unique name and credentials for authentication.
Groups: Users can be organized into groups, making it easier to manage permissions for multiple users with similar access requirements. Permissions can be assigned to groups, and all users in the group inherit those permissions.
Roles: IAM roles are similar to users but are not associated with specific individuals. Instead, roles are assumed by entities such as EC2 instances, AWS Lambda functions, or even other AWS accounts. Roles are temporary and provide a way to delegate access to resources securely.
Policies: Policies are JSON documents that define permissions. They can be attached to users, groups, and roles to grant or deny access to AWS resources. Policies specify what actions are allowed or denied on which resources.
Access Keys: IAM users can have access keys associated with their account, which are used for programmatic access to AWS services using the AWS Command Line Interface (CLI), AWS SDKs, or other API calls.
Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA): IAM supports adding an extra layer of security to user accounts through MFA. MFA requires users to provide an additional authentication factor, such as a one-time password from a virtual or hardware MFA device, in addition to their regular password.
Integration with other AWS services: IAM integrates with various AWS services, enabling fine-grained control over access to resources. For example, IAM can be used to control access to S3 buckets, EC2 instances, RDS databases, and more.

Hands-on Lab Overview

In this hands-on lab, you will create an IAM user and admin group. You will add the IAM user to the admin group and assign an existing AdministratorAccess policy to the group.

Hands-on Lab

To create an IAM (Identity and Access Management) user in AWS, follow these steps:

Sign in to the AWS Management Console: Go to the AWS Management Console (https://console.aws.amazon.com/) and sign in using your AWS account credentials.
Open the IAM service: Once signed in, search for "IAM" in the AWS Management Console search bar or locate and click on the "IAM" service under the "Security, Identity & Compliance" section.
Navigate to the IAM users page: In the IAM console, click on "Users" in the left-hand navigation pane.
Click on "Add user": On the IAM users page, click on the "Add user" button to start creating a new IAM user.

Step 1: Specify user details
- Specify a username for the IAM user (e.g., "karla").