Domain 4 · 16% of Exam

Identity & Access Management

Design and implement identity solutions, access controls, and permission management across AWS accounts.

What You'll Be Tested On

  • Implement least-privilege access with IAM policies and permission boundaries
  • Design cross-account access patterns with IAM roles and resource policies
  • Implement identity federation (SAML, OIDC, IAM Identity Center)
  • Configure Cognito for application authentication and authorization
  • Analyze and remediate overly permissive access with Access Analyzer

Key AWS Services in This Domain

Exam Tips for Domain 4

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Know IAM policy evaluation logic: explicit deny → SCP → permission boundary → identity policy → resource policy

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Understand the difference between identity-based and resource-based policies

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Practice designing cross-account access for common scenarios

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