IAM quiz

Test your IAM knowledge with a free interactive quiz — 16 questions with answers and explanations. No signup needed to play.

When an explicit Deny and an explicit Allow both match a request, what happens?

1. When an explicit Deny and an explicit Allow both match a request, what happens?
2. What does MFA add to IAM sign-in?
3. How does an EC2 instance typically get AWS permissions securely?
4. Why prefer IAM roles over embedding long-term access keys in an application?
5. What are AWS managed policies?
6. What is an IAM policy?
7. What is an IAM group?
8. What does AWS IAM stand for and do?
9. What is a permissions boundary in IAM?
10. When no policy explicitly allows an action, what is the default in IAM?
11. What is the difference between an IAM user and an IAM role?
12. Why is it recommended to avoid using the AWS root account for daily tasks?

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