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AWS Certified Security Deep Dive is a focused podcast designed for IT professionals, cloud architects, and security enthusiasts aiming to master the AWS Security curriculum. Each episode breaks down key concepts, best practices, and real-world scenarios from the AWS Certified Security – Specialty exam, covering topics like identity and access management, data protection, incident response, and infrastructure security. Hosted by industry experts, the show offers actionable insights, exam tips, and updates on AWS security services to help listeners achieve certification and excel in securing cloud environments.
# AWS SECURITY - Domain 4 - 50X - QUESTIONS and ANSWERS
## Domain 4: Identity and Access Management
### Task Statement 4.1: Design, implement, and troubleshoot authentication for AWS resources.
**Knowledge of:**
- 4.1.1 Methods and services for creating and managing identities (for example, federation, identity providers, AWS IAM Identity Center [AWS Single Sign-On], Amazon Cognito)
- 4.1.2 Long-term and temporary credentialing mechanisms
- 4.1.3 How to troubleshoot authentication issues (for example, by using CloudTrail, IAM Access Advisor, and IAM policy simulator)
**Skills in:**
- 4.1.4 Establishing identity through an authentication system, based on requirements
- 4.1.5 Setting up multi-factor authentication (MFA)
- 4.1.6 Determining when to use AWS Security Token Service (AWS STS) to issue temporary credentials
## Task Statement 4.2: Design, implement, and troubleshoot authorization for AWS resources.
**Knowledge of:**
- 4.2.1 Different IAM policies (for example, managed policies, inline policies, identity-based policies, resource-based policies, session control policies)
- 4.2.2 Components and impact of a policy (for example, Principal, Action, Resource, Condition)
- 4.2.3 How to troubleshoot authorization issues (for example, by using CloudTrail, IAM Access Advisor, and IAM policy simulator)
**Skills in:**
- 4.2.4 Constructing attribute-based access control (ABAC) and role-based access control (RBAC) strategies
- 4.2.5 Evaluating IAM policy types for given requirements and workloads
- 4.2.6 Interpreting an IAM policy’s effect on environments and workloads
- 4.2.7 Applying the principle of least privilege across an environment
- 4.2.8 Enforcing proper separation of duties
- 4.2.9 Analyzing access or authorization errors to determine cause or effect
- 4.2.10 Investigating unintended permissions, authorization, or privileges granted to a resource, service, or entity
AWS Certified Security Specialist Podcast
AWS Certified Security Deep Dive is a focused podcast designed for IT professionals, cloud architects, and security enthusiasts aiming to master the AWS Security curriculum. Each episode breaks down key concepts, best practices, and real-world scenarios from the AWS Certified Security – Specialty exam, covering topics like identity and access management, data protection, incident response, and infrastructure security. Hosted by industry experts, the show offers actionable insights, exam tips, and updates on AWS security services to help listeners achieve certification and excel in securing cloud environments.
