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IAM & AWS CLI Flashcards

1
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3 options to access AWS

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  1. CLI (Command Line Interface)
  2. SDK (Software Dev Kit)
  3. Management Console
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How do you create access keys?

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AWS Console

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3
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Are Access Keys managed by AWS or the User?

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User

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What is the AWS CLI?

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Its the command line interface which allows you to interact with AWS cervices using commands.

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What is the AWS CLI?

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Its the command line interface which allows you to interact with AWS cervices using commands.

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Does the CLI have direct access to public APIs of AWS services?

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Yes

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7
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Can you develop scripts to manage your resources using the AWS CLI?

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Yes

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What is AWS SDK?

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Software Development Kit

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What is SDK made of?

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Language-specific APIs (set of libraries)

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What does SDK lets you do?

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Enables you to access and manage AWS services programmatically

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11
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Is SDK embedded within your application?

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Yes

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12
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SDK Example?

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CLI is built on AWS SDK for Python

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13
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What is CloudShell?

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It is a terminal in cloud of AWS - Works by Region

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14
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What do AWS services need to perform actions on your behalf?

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IAM Roles for Services

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15
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What are IAM roles used by?

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AWS Services

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16
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Example

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You have an EC2 instance that needs access to an AWS service. To do that, you assign an IAM role to the EC2 instance.

17
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What are some Common Roles for IAM?

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  1. EC2 instance Roles
  2. Lambda Function Roles
  3. Roles for CloudFormation
18
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How many Security Tools does IAM have?

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Two

19
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What are the IAM Security Tools called?

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  1. IAM Credentials Report (account - level)
  2. IAM Access Advisor (user - level)
20
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What does the AIM Credentials Report IAM tool do?

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Generates a report that lists all account users and status of their credentials

21
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What does the Access Advisor IAM tool do?

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Shows the service permissions granted to a user and when those services were last accessed.

22
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Which IAM tool can you use to revise your policies?

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Access Advisor IAM tool

23
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What IAM tool do you use to see when a service was last accessed by a specific user?

A

Access Advisor IAM tool

24
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When using Access Advisor, what can you do if you see that some services were never accessed by a user?

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Remove their permission to that service

25
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True/False - Use Root account only for AWS account Setup

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True

26
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Is one physical user = One AWS user?

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Yes

27
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Can you assign users to groups and permissions to groups?

user -> group then permission -> group

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Yes

28
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What should u use when giving permissions to AWS services?

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Roles

29
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If you want to use CLI or SDK (programmatic access, what should you create and use?

A

Access Keys

30
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If you want to use CLI or SDK (programmatic access, what should you create and use?

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Access Keys

31
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How can you audit permissions to your account?

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IAM Credentials Report & IAM Access Advisor

32
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What should Groups contain?

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Users

33
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What are policies made out of?

A

jSON files that outline permissions for users or groups

34
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To assign permissions within AWS to EC2 instances or AWS services you need what?

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To assign Roles

35
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How can you enforce security to users?

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  1. MFA
  2. Password Policy
36
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What are Access Keys used for?

A

To access AWS using CLI or SDK

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