Lesson Summary

In this tutorial, we will guide you on creating your first IAM user, which will grant you admin privileges within your AWS account. Follow these steps to set up your IAM user:

• Access the IAM service by searching for "IAM" in the service list.
• Customize the IAM sign-in URL for easier access by creating an account alias.
• Create a new IAM user named IAMadmin and grant it admin permissions.
• Set a console password for the IAM user and decide if a new password is required at the next sign-in.
• Assign the Administrator Access policy directly to the IAM user.
• Review the settings and create the user.
• Secure the IAM user account by setting up multi-factor authentication (MFA).
• Choose an MFA device, follow the steps to set it up, and test the MFA functionality.
• Sign out of the AWS account and sign in using the IAMadmin user and the IAM sign-in URL.

By following these steps, you will have successfully created an IAM user with admin permissions, secured it with MFA, and tested its functionality. This IAM identity will be used for most administrative tasks in your AWS account.