MANAGEMENT ACCESS TO EC2 SERVICES WITH RESOURCE TAGS THROUGH IAM SERVICES > Introduction

Introduction

Overview

This exercise will guide us through the process of managing access to EC2 services using Resource Tags by configuring IAM policies and roles with specific permissions in detail. The utilization of Resource Tags will prove highly beneficial as we progressively move towards decentralized administration.

In this exercise, we will create policies along with roles that can be utilized by specific users, such as the EC2 Administrator. These policies will only grant the EC2 Administrator the ability to create related resources under specific conditions and based on predefined Resource Tags.

Target

Implementing the principle of minimum IAM privilege (IAM least privilege).
Defining IAM policies with specified conditions (IAM policy conditions).

Prerequisites

An AWS account is required for Testing purposes.
An IAM user with configured MFA (Multi-Factor Authentication) should be able to perform the assume role task.