AWS Solutions Architect Associate (SAA-C02) Exam Prep Course - 2021 UPDATED! - Identity and Access Management (IAM) Role

The video tutorial explains the concept of AWS roles, their creation, and management within the IAM service. It covers the importance of roles in AWS deployments, how to navigate IAM to create roles, and manage existing ones. The tutorial also discusses best practices for naming roles and attaching policies, emphasizing the need for careful planning in AWS role management.

Why is it important to understand roles in AWS deployments?

• To enhance data encryption

• To ensure proper user permissions

• To improve network speed

• To reduce AWS costs

What can the creation time of a role help you determine?

• The permissions of the role

• The reason for its existence

• The AWS region it belongs to

• The cost associated with the role

Which of the following is NOT a type of role you can create in AWS?

• Web Identity Role

• Local Network Role

• AWS Service Role

• SAML 2.0 Federation Role

What is a best practice when assigning permissions to a role?

• Assign permissions based on user requests

• Always assign administrator access

• Assign the least privilege necessary

• Use default AWS policies

What is a recommended practice for naming AWS roles?

• Include the source and destination services

• Use random names for security

• Start with 'my' for all roles

• Use only numbers

What is the purpose of using Federated Identity in AWS?

• To improve network latency

• To encrypt data in transit

• To allow users to access AWS resources without an AWS identity

• To reduce AWS service costs

Why should roles rarely be given administrator access?

• It can lead to increased costs

• It poses a security risk

• It is against AWS policy

• It slows down AWS services