IAM Role VS IAM Group
Feature |
IAM Role |
IAM Group |
---|---|---|
Definition |
Temporary credentials to access the AWS resources. |
Collection of IAM users having the same permissions. |
Credential |
These are not long-term credentials. |
All the permissions are inherited from the group’s permission. |
Usage |
Grant permissions to applications, services, or users assuming specific roles. |
Used to simplify permission management for a group of IAM users. |
Access Control |
Permissions are directly attached to the role. |
Permissions are attached to the IAM group. |
Example |
Granting EC2 instance permissions to access the CloudWatch logs or any S3 buckets. |
Assigning permissions to junior developers in an organization for access to AWS development resources. |
Amazon Web Service (AWS) IAM Role VS Group
Amazon IAM Service is one of the most crucial components in the AWS security architecture. Here in this guide, i will first cover what is IAM service. Then i will discuss what is IAM Role and also guide you through the steps to create an AWS IAM Role. After this, I will discuss about IAM group and also the steps to create an IAM group. Then finally I will provide the key differences between the AWS IAM Role and AWS IAM Group.