AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner (CLF-C01)- Hands on Labs IAM Roles and Policies

This video tutorial explores the AWS IAM console, focusing on setting up IAM roles and policies. It covers the creation of roles for EC2 instances to access S3 buckets, the use of tags for resource management, and the creation of custom IAM policies using the visual editor and JSON script. The tutorial also highlights the importance of security and permissions management in AWS.

What is the primary purpose of IAM roles in AWS?

• To manage billing and cost allocation

• To store long-term credentials

• To create virtual machines

• To grant temporary permissions to trusted entities

Which AWS service is selected as the trusted entity for the role created in the video?

• AWS Lambda

• Amazon EC2

• Amazon S3

• Amazon RDS

What is the main function of tags in IAM roles?

• To add descriptive metadata for cost allocation

• To enhance security

• To provide additional storage

• To increase processing speed

What tool can be used to create custom policies in AWS IAM?

• Visual Editor

• AWS CLI

• AWS CloudFormation

• AWS SDK

What is a key feature of AWS managed policies?

• They are only available for EC2

• They cannot be customized

• They require manual updates

• They are automatically updated by AWS

What is a condition that can be added to a custom policy?

• Instance type

• Region

• MFA requirement

• User's email address

What does the JSON tab in the policy editor allow you to do?

• Launch EC2 instances

• Write JSON scripts for policies

• Create IAM users

• Manage AWS billing