AWS Accounts

• An AWS account
  • It is a container for identities (users, etc) and AWS resources
    • Things within the account can access anything else within that same account only
    • Like a boundary → Contains any damage caused within those accounts
    • Unless you explicitly allow something, then no access is allowed in your AWS account
  • Name, unique email, payment method
  • email is used to create the root user
• Root user
  • Initially, the root user is the only identity with an AWS account
  • has full control over the AWS acc & any resources
  • always have full access (x restrictions)
• Identities
  • You can create multiple identities in your AWS account which can be restricted
  • IAM & Identities

Setting up an AWS Account

• Add MFA
• Add a budget
• Enable Budget preferences
• Enable IAM User & Role Access to billing