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AWS IAM

The permissions layer: who (or what) can do what to which resources. Every AWS API call flows through IAM policy evaluation. Get it wrong and either your app can't do anything, or a leaked key can do everything. Get it right and blast radius stays small when things eventually go wrong.

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2026-08-14 Tutorial

Set Up a New AWS Account the Right Way: IAM Admin User, MFA, and Billing Budgets

A 25-minute walkthrough: create an AWS account, lock away the root user, create an IAM admin daily driver with MFA, and set billing budgets so you never get a surprise bill.

#aws #iam #billing #security #getting-started · 5 min read