{"id":105544,"date":"2025-08-22T11:37:42","date_gmt":"2025-08-22T06:07:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cloudfoundation.com\/blog\/?p=105544"},"modified":"2025-09-11T10:46:08","modified_gmt":"2025-09-11T05:16:08","slug":"aws-iam-interview-questions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cloudfoundation.com\/blog\/aws-iam-interview-questions\/","title":{"rendered":"AWS IAM Interview Questions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.7&#8243;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.7&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_post_title meta=&#8221;off&#8221; featured_image=&#8221;off&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.7&#8243; title_font=&#8221;Times New Roman||||||||&#8221; title_text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; title_text_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; title_font_size=&#8221;47&#8243; background_color=&#8221;RGBA(0,0,0,0)&#8221; background_enable_image=&#8221;off&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;|||10%&#8221; title_font_size_tablet=&#8221;40&#8243; title_font_size_phone=&#8221;35&#8243; title_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221;][\/et_pb_post_title][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.7&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.7&#8243; text_font=&#8221;Georgia||||||||&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; text_font_size=&#8221;22px&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1.9em&#8221; max_width=&#8221;800px&#8221; max_width_last_edited=&#8221;off|phone&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;|||10%&#8221; custom_margin_last_edited=&#8221;off|desktop&#8221; text_font_size_tablet=&#8221;&#8221; text_font_size_phone=&#8221;&#8221; text_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; text_line_height_last_edited=&#8221;off|phone&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h1>1. <strong>What is AWS IAM?<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p><strong>Answer:<\/strong> Amazon Web Services, Identity and Access Management (AWS IAM).<\/p>\n<p>In other words, AWS IAM has a specific way of handling access and consent control within the organisation.<\/p>\n<p>IAM has overall control over who can use the assets and under what conditions they can be used. These are also classified as Authentication and Authorisation.<\/p>\n<h1>2. <strong>Are IAM users and root users the same?<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p><strong>Answer:<\/strong> No, The IAM user is a subset of the root user. The root user is also referred to as the master user.<\/p>\n<h1>3. <strong>How is authentication controlled in the IAM service?<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p><strong>Answer:<\/strong> Manages federated users<\/p>\n<p>You can manage the users. You can control access keys, passwords, and multi-factor authentication.<\/p>\n<h1>4. <strong>In the IAM service, can we monitor the IAM user activity?<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p><strong>Answer:<\/strong> Yes, you can monitor the activities of IAM users. If there is any violation, you can remove Access for the IAM user.<\/p>\n<h1>5. <strong>What is Authorisation in terms of the AWS IAM service?<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p><strong>Answer:<\/strong> It\u2019s to provide Authorisation for specific AWS resources \u2013 not all.<\/p>\n<h1>6. <strong>What is federated user access management?<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p><strong>Answer:<\/strong> A user who is allowed to access AWS resources from third-party vendors \u2013 such as Google, Facebook, LinkedIn, Corporate credentials, etc.<\/p>\n<h1>7. <strong>What\u2019s the other name of the IAM user?<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p><strong>Answer:<\/strong> You can also be referred to as an IAM entity.<\/p>\n<h1>8. <strong>How to control Authorisation in AWS IAM?<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p><strong>Answer:<\/strong> You can control\u00a0Authorisation by creating policies.<\/p>\n<h1>9. <strong>What are the 5 top security credentials in AWS IAM?<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p><strong>Answer:<\/strong> Key pair<\/p>\n<p>The Email address and Password<\/p>\n<p>User ID and Password<\/p>\n<p>Access Keys<\/p>\n<p>Multi-factor authentication<\/p>\n<h1>10. <strong>What is CloudTrail in AWS?<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p><strong>Answer:<\/strong> It\u2019s a service that records the logs of each IAM entity so that you can use these logs for auditing and compliance purposes.<\/p>\n<p>In these logs, you will get answers for what, where, when, who,which<\/p>\n<p>What was the request about?<\/p>\n<p>Where was the request made from and made to?<\/p>\n<p>When was the request made?<\/p>\n<p>Who made the request?<\/p>\n<p>Which resources were acted upon in response to the request?<\/p>\n<h1>11. <strong>What are AWS IAM roles?<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p><strong>Answer:<\/strong> Grop \u2013 These people will have the same kind of Access<\/p>\n<p>User\u2013Specific IAM entity<\/p>\n<h1>12. <strong>What are Temporary Security Credentials?<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p><strong>Answer:<\/strong> These are short-lived security credentials. These can be created using the AWS STS service (AWS Security Token Service).<\/p>\n<h1>13. <strong>What is the IAM Hierarchy of Privileges?<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p><strong>Answer:<\/strong>\u00a0 IAM user<\/p>\n<p>Root user<\/p>\n<p>User with temporary credentials<\/p>\n<h1>14. <strong>What are the top AWS IAM Roles?<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p><strong>Answer:<\/strong> In AWS IAM, there are two types of roles. The IAM user will have a permanent identity. 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In AWS, these attributes are referred to as tags.<\/p>\n<p>20. <strong>What are the security features outside IAM?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Answer:<\/strong> Some of the security features outside IAM include Amazon EC2, Amazon RDS, Amazon WorkSpaces, and Amazon WorkDocs.<\/p>\n<h1>21. <strong>Do I need to sign up for IAM?<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p><strong>Answer:<\/strong> To use IAM, you do not need to sign up. You must first create an account to use IAM if you do not already have one. There is no charge for using IAM.<\/p>\n<h1>22. <strong>Why would one use the feature of giving Access to users using an AWS account?<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p><strong>Answer:<\/strong> Assume you want to add users to your AWS account and require them to use IAM attributes or have access to specific resources. In that case, you can use the feature of granting Access to AWS account users.<\/p>\n<h1>23. <strong>How can one set up AWS IAM?<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p><strong>Answer:<\/strong> AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM) enables you to securely manage access to Amazon Web Services (AWS) and account assets. Your account qualifications can also be kept private by IAM.<\/p>\n<h1>24. <strong>Can one access all the features of AWS with only one account?<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p><strong>Answer:<\/strong> One might obtain the characteristics that have been granted to them, and the Authorisation can control the permissions. You can also enable access to resources across AWS accounts in some cases.<\/p>\n<h1>25. <strong>What are some of the things you can do using IAM?<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p><strong>Answer:<\/strong> Some of the services offered by AWS IAM are:<\/p>\n<p>Manage passwords for IAM users<\/p>\n<p>List the users in your AWS account and get information about their credentials<\/p>\n<p>Manage permissions for IAM users<\/p>\n<p>Add multi-factor authentication (MFA)<\/p>\n<p>Tag IAM resources<\/p>\n<p>View the actions, resources, and condition keys for all services<\/p>\n<h1>26. <strong>What is the difference between IAM roles and IAM users?<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p><strong>Answer:<\/strong> IAM users typically hold long-term credentials linked to individuals or applications. 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