IAM

IAM: User accounts and identities

• Identity management is also known as identity and access management (IAM). IAM refers to a framework of policies and technologies for ensuring that the proper people in an enterprise have the appropriate access to technology resources. "Identity management" comes under the umbrella of IT security.
• AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM) is a web service that helps you securely control access to AWS resources. You use IAM to control who is authenticated (signed in) and authorized (has permissions) to use resources

What are the important components of IAM?

• An IAM Framework can be divided into four major areas: Authentication, Authorization, User Management and Central User Repository. The IAM components are grouped under these four areas.