AWS Certified Solutions Architect Associate (SAA-C03) - Principle of Least Privilege

The video tutorial explains the principle of least privilege, emphasizing the importance of granting only necessary access to users to minimize security vulnerabilities. It demonstrates how to implement this principle within AWS by reviewing permissions and using policy summaries. The tutorial also covers how to navigate AWS IAM to view and understand user permissions, ensuring that users have only the access they need.

What is the main goal of the principle of least privilege?

• To grant users as much access as possible

• To allow users to explore all system features

• To provide users with administrative rights

• To ensure users have only the access they need

Which AWS tool helps in understanding what a policy allows in terms of permissions?

• Access Key

• Security Group

• Policy Summary

• IAM Dashboard

In AWS IAM, what does the policy summary display?

• The list of all AWS services

• A summary of permissions granted by the policy

• The detailed JSON code of the policy

• The user's login history

What condition is specified in the example policy summary related to S3?

• S3 bucket equals sales

• S3 access equals admin

• S3 region equals US-East

• S3 prefix equals marketing

Why might a policy summary not be available for a group permission?

• Because group permissions are automatically granted

• Because group permissions are not important

• Because group permissions are not detailed in summaries

• Because group permissions are always visible

What is a key benefit of reviewing permissions in AWS?

• To ensure compliance with least privilege

• To simplify the user interface

• To increase user access

• To automate user tasks

How can AWS IAM help in implementing the least privilege principle?

• By providing unlimited access to all users

• By allowing detailed permission reviews

• By hiding user permissions

• By automatically granting admin rights