Which of the following is true about IAM users?

They can access and manage AWS resources.

They have full administrative privileges in AWS.

They are AWS service accounts used for internal processes.

They can only be created by the root AWS account.

What is the recommended way to grant permissions to an IAM user or group?

Sharing access keys and secret keys.

Modifying the AWS account root user permissions.

Creating separate AWS accounts for each user.

How can you enable multi-factor authentication (MFA) for an IAM user?

Configure it directly in the IAM user settings.

Use a hardware token provided by AWS.

Contact AWS support to enable MFA.

MFA is only available for the root AWS account.

What is the purpose of IAM access keys?

To authenticate AWS API requests.

To encrypt and store sensitive data in AWS services.

To enable multi-factor authentication for IAM users.

Which AWS service allows you to grant temporary access to your AWS resources to users outside your organization?

AWS Security Token Service (STS)

Amazon Simple Queue Service (SQS)

What is the default action when no explicit permissions are granted to an IAM user?

The user is denied access to all AWS resources

The user is granted full access to all AWS resources

The user inherits the permissions of the root account

The user is prompted to request permissions

Which of the following is not a feature of IAM?

Centralized control of AWS account

Fine-grained access control to AWS resources

How are IAM policies associated with users, groups, and roles in AWS IAM?

They are attached directly to each user, group, or role.

They are stored separately in an S3 bucket and linked to each entity.

They are inherited from the root account and cannot be modified.

They are applied globally to all users, groups, and roles.

What does the principle of least privilege mean in the context of AWS IAM?

Providing users with only the permissions they need to perform their tasks

Granting maximum permissions to all IAM users

Restricting access to only a single AWS service

Giving access to resources based on user location

What is the recommended way to grant temporary access to an AWS resource to an external user without creating an IAM user account?

Use AWS Identity Federation and temporary security credentials

Share your root account credentials

Create an IAM user account for the external user

Attach an IAM policy directly to the resource

What is the default action when you create a new IAM user in AWS?

The user has no access to any AWS services or resources.

The user has full administrative access to all AWS services and resources.

The user inherits the permissions of the root account.

The user is prompted to set up their own access permissions.

How can you enforce a strong password policy for IAM users in AWS?

By requiring IAM users to use complex and regularly updated passwords

By enabling multi-factor authentication (MFA) for all IAM users

By regularly rotating IAM user access keys

By assigning IAM users to a specific IAM group

What is the purpose of an IAM policy simulator in AWS?

To test the effectiveness of IAM policies before deploying them

To track and monitor IAM user activities in real-time

To enforce compliance with AWS security best practices

To generate IAM access reports for auditing purposes

Which AWS service provides a graphical interface for managing IAM resources?

AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM) Console

AWS Simple Storage Service (S3)

Which of the following actions can be performed by an IAM user with the "IAMFullAccess" policy attached?

Create S3 buckets and upload files

Launch and terminate EC2 instances

Access billing and cost management information

Which statement is true about IAM access keys?

IAM access keys are used to make programmatic API calls to AWS.

IAM access keys are used for passwordless authentication.

IAM access keys are used to sign and encrypt data in transit.

IAM access keys consist of a public key and a private key.

What is the recommended way to manage access and permissions in AWS?

Assigning IAM roles to users based on their job functions

Creating separate AWS accounts for each user

Sharing the root AWS account credentials with all users

Granting full administrative access to all users by default

Which of the following is a best practice for IAM?

Regularly rotating IAM access keys

Sharing IAM user credentials among multiple users

Assigning the most permissive IAM policies to all users

Creating separate IAM users for each AWS service.

Which statement accurately describes IAM roles for EC2 instances?

IAM roles for EC2 instances provide temporary credentials for applications running on the instance

IAM roles can only be assigned to EC2 instances at launch time

IAM roles for EC2 instances are used for SSH key management

IAM roles for EC2 instances are used to manage EC2 instance types

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1 min • 1 pt

What is AWS IAM?

A service for managing server instances in AWS.

A service for managing user identities and access to AWS resources.

A service for managing storage and databases in AWS.

A service for monitoring and logging in AWS.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which AWS IAM entity is used to grant permissions for accessing AWS resources?

Users

Roles

Groups

Policies

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What is an IAM role?

A group of IAM users with similar permissions.

An IAM entity with temporary credentials used by applications running on EC2 instances.

A policy document that defines permissions for AWS resources.

An IAM user with administrative privileges.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What is the purpose of an IAM policy?

To define the password requirements for IAM users.

To define permissions for AWS resources.

To define the network access rules for VPCs.

To define the backup and recovery options for EC2 instances.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which AWS service allows you to enable multi-factor authentication (MFA) for IAM users?

AWS CloudTrail

AWS S3

AWS IAM

AWS VPC

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What is the main purpose of IAM groups?

To define permissions for IAM users.

To enable cross-account access to AWS resources.

To allow IAM users to assume roles in other AWS accounts.

To organize IAM users and apply policies to them in a group.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which AWS service provides a way to securely access and manage AWS services using a command-line interface?

AWS IAM

AWS CloudFormation

AWS CLI (Command Line Interface)

AWS Lambda

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Intoduction to AWS IAM

What is AWS IAM?

Which AWS IAM entity is used to grant permissions for accessing AWS resources?

What is an IAM role?

What is the purpose of an IAM policy?

Which AWS service allows you to enable multi-factor authentication (MFA) for IAM users?

What is the main purpose of IAM groups?

Which AWS service provides a way to securely access and manage AWS services using a command-line interface?

Which of the following authentication methods are supported by IAM?

What does IAM stand for in AWS?

Which of the following is true about IAM users?

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