How many IAM users can I have?

You are limited to 1,000 IAM roles under your AWS account. If you need more roles, submit the IAM limit increase request form with your use case, and we will consider your request.

How large can an IAM be?

You can assign IAM users to up to 10 groups. You can also attach up to 10 managed policies to each group, for a maximum of 120 policies (20 managed policies attached to the IAM user, 10 IAM groups, with 10 policies each).

How many users can an AWS account have?

You can add up to 10 users at one time. The number and size of IAM resources in an AWS account are limited.

What is IAM user policy?

IAM policies define permissions for an action regardless of the method that you use to perform the operation. For example, if a policy allows the GetUser action, then a user with that policy can get user information from the AWS Management Console, the AWS CLI, or the AWS API.

What is the maximum number of server certificates allowed per AWS account?

You can only have 2,500 certificates at any given time. To request 5,000 certificates in a year, you must delete 2,500 during the year to stay within the quota. If you need more than 2,500 certificates at any given time, you must contact the AWS Support Center .

What is more secure IAM user or IAM role?

Roles are essentially the same as Users, but without the access keys or management console access. This enables the user to request short-term credentials from AWS STS, which is more secure than attaching the permissions directly to the user’s access keys.

Can you set up your password policy for users in IAM?

Setting a password policy (console) You can use the AWS Management Console to create, change, or delete a custom password policy. Sign in to the AWS Management Console and open the IAM console at https://console.aws.amazon.com/iam/ .

How many maximum users can be created in an AWS account?

The default maximum limit is 5000 users per AWS account.

Can AWS account have multiple users?

If you require more than one person to access your AWS account, AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM) enables you to create multiple users and manage the permissions for each of these users within your AWS account.

What are the two permission types used by AWS?

Identity-based permissions can be managed or inline.

Ganesh Ghube. March 23, 2017 at 10:15 am. User-based and Resource-based.
Dhamu G. May 19, 2017 at 8:29 am. User-based and Resource-based.

How do you manage password policy for IAM users?

In the navigation pane, choose Account settings.
In the Password policy section, choose Change password policy.
Select the options that you want to apply to your password policy and choose Save changes.

What is AWS service quota?

Quotas, also referred to as limits, are the maximum number of resources that you can create in an AWS account. Service Quotas consolidates the AWS default values and your account specific values for quotas across AWS services in one single location, providing you with improved visibility.