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Explain IAM Responsibilities

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Explain the role of IAM

Asked in the Technical stage. AWS fundamentals in technical round.

Cover the practical role of AWS IAM in managing identities, authenticating principals, authorizing actions, enforcing least privilege, and supporting auditability. Explain the difference between users, groups, roles, and policies, and describe how temporary credentials and cross-account access should be handled.