What Is the Safest Way to Start with AWS IAM?

[Martha]

IAM is powerful but it can also be very confusing for first-time users. Which basic rules should always be followed when creating users and permissions? How much access is truly needed to learn AWS safely?

 

[admin]

I m not sure what you mean by the safest way, but the principal of least privilege should always be used when working with access rights.

Only give people/things access they need to do the job they are responsible for.

 

[Nomad]

I think it is better to start by creating IAM users instead of using the root account. I believe this is the safest method to start with IAM. You can also enable Multi Factor Authentication everywhere.