AWS IAM Quiz

IAM stands for:

• Identity and Access Management

• Internal Access Module

• Instance Access Manager

• Infrastructure Access Monitor

IAM is a service that helps you:

• Monitor EC2 performance

• Manage permissions and access to AWS resources

• Store objects securely

• Launch containers

IAM is a ______ service.

• Regional

• Global

• Zonal

• On-premises

Which IAM entity is used for programmatic access?

• IAM Group

• IAM Policy

• Access Keys

• IAM Role

What does an IAM policy define?

• The region of resources

• Allowed or denied actions

• Billing options

• Network IPs

Which format does an IAM policy use?

• YAML

• JSON

• XML

• CSV

What is the recommended best practice for IAM user passwords?

• Hardcode in scripts

• Share passwords

• Enable MFA

• Disable password rotation

Which IAM entity can contain users?

• IAM Policy

• IAM Group

• IAM Role

• Access Key

What is the default IAM permission when a user is created?

• Full access

• Read-only access

• Deny all

• Custom access

When an IAM role is assumed, what is generated?

• Permanent credentials

• Temporary security credentials

• MFA passwords

• SSH keys