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What is Cloud IAM?

Identity and Access Management services that control who can access cloud resources and what actions they can perform.

Cloud IAM provides centralized access control for all cloud services. It manages users, groups, roles, and policies that define permissions. Key concepts include the principle of least privilege (granting minimal necessary permissions), role-based access (predefined permission sets), policy documents (JSON rules specifying allowed/denied actions on resources), and service accounts (identities for applications and services). AWS IAM, Azure AD (Entra ID), and Google Cloud IAM each have unique implementations but share core concepts. Multi-factor authentication, federation with enterprise directories, and audit logging are standard features across all major cloud IAM services.

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A framework for managing digital identities and controlling who can access which cloud resources and services.
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