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# [AWS IAM: Advantages, Common Misconfigurations and Best Practices](https://blog.pradeepbhattarai.me/aws-iam-advantages-common-misconfigurations-and-best-practices?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

AWS IAM Identity and Access Management (IAM) is an AWS service that helps to provide access control to AWS resources. IAM should and is used to control authentication and authorization. AWS IAM can be used to can specify who and what can access servi...

Jan 15, 2023 · 6 min read · blog.pradeepbhattarai.me  
Updated Feb 1, 2023  
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