Create IAM user
Introduction
The primary AWS account, also called the root account, is very powerful in terms of access. To avoid losing its keys or secrets, we will create a IAM Administrator account which will have the same privileges as a AWS root account except for access to certain features like billing which we can anyways access using the root account.
What are we going to cover?
In this chapter, we will create a IAM user with Administrator privileges that will be used throughout the rest of the class to create labs, attack targets and break stuff.
Steps to create an IAM user
Search for IAM in the services
Click on users > Add user
Create a user called 'iamadmin' with the following settings
AccessType: Programmatic access and AWS Management Console access
Console Password: Select Custom password
Provide a strong alphanumeric character
Uncheck require password reset
We are only asking you uncheck require password reset to do this for the purposes of the training
Click on 'Attach existing policies directly' and select 'AdministratorAccess'
Click Next and Create User
Copy and save the following in your text editor in the student VM
Access key ID
Secret access key
Unique sign in URL (Bookmark this link)
Additional Information
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