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# [IAM Explained: Users, Roles, and Policies Without the Confusion](https://jayesh-sojitra.hashnode.dev/iam-explained-users-roles-and-policies-without-the-confusion?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

"IAM is confusing" almost always means one specific thing: nobody explained the difference between a user, a role, and a policy before throwing you into the console.

Sep 27 · 4 min read · jayesh-sojitra.hashnode.dev  
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[Sep 27](https://hashnode.com/posts/iam-explained-users-roles-and-policies-without-the-confusion/6ab8eb7671160ffc508a51d1/comment/6ab8ed0cbc6b415eac39e6fd)

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