AWS — Hidden secrets of IAM Role

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Feb 25, 2017 · 1 min read

IAM Role:

1. Role defines a set of Permissions
2. Role cannot be associated with User or Group
3. Roles must be assumed by a “Trusted Entity”
4. Attach a Role with any EC2 instance
5. Helps in, not storing or using AWS Credentials in your Code
6. Automatic Credential Rotation in your EC2 instance by AWS