AWS IoT Policy Actions for Managing Operations

AWS IoT Policy Actions for Managing Operations

Question

Shell Labs is an American manufacturer of smart home products including thermostats, smoke detectors, and security systems.

They use IOT integration to manage the product lifecycle.

They build their IOT platform on AWS.

Currently the team is working on setting up authorization for the devices which includes setting up AWS IOT policies and IAM policies.

Please identify the list of IOT Policy actions that can be enabled to manage operations.

select 4 options.

Answers

Explanations

Click on the arrows to vote for the correct answer

A. B. C. D. E. F.

Answer : A, B, C, D.

Option A is correct - This is an IOT policy.

https://docs.aws.amazon.com/iot/latest/developerguide/policy-actions.html

Option B is correct -This is an IOT policy.

https://docs.aws.amazon.com/iot/latest/developerguide/policy-actions.html

Option C is correct -This is an IOT policy.

https://docs.aws.amazon.com/iot/latest/developerguide/policy-actions.html

Option D is correct - This is an IOT policy.

https://docs.aws.amazon.com/iot/latest/developerguide/policy-actions.html

Option E is incorrect -This is an IAM policy.

https://docs.aws.amazon.com/iot/latest/developerguide/iam-policies.html

Option F is incorrect -This is an IAM policy.

https://docs.aws.amazon.com/iot/latest/developerguide/iam-policies.html

Sure, I can explain in detail the list of AWS IoT Policy actions that can be enabled to manage operations for Shell Labs' smart home products.

  1. Permission to connect to the AWS IoT message broker: This action enables the device to connect to the AWS IoT message broker, which is responsible for receiving and routing messages between devices and AWS services. This action is necessary for the device to communicate with AWS IoT.

  2. Permission to publish on an MQTT topic: This action allows the device to publish messages on an MQTT topic. MQTT is a lightweight protocol used for messaging between IoT devices and services. This action is required when the device needs to send data or commands to AWS IoT.

  3. Permission to receive a message from AWS IoT: This action enables the device to receive messages from AWS IoT. When AWS IoT receives a message, it can forward the message to the appropriate device(s) based on the topic or subscription. This action is necessary when the device needs to receive data or commands from AWS IoT.

  4. Permission to subscribe to a topic filter: This action allows the device to subscribe to an MQTT topic filter. A topic filter is a string that matches one or more topics, allowing the device to receive messages from multiple sources. This action is necessary when the device needs to receive messages from multiple sources on a specific topic.

  5. Permission to create a thing: A "Thing" is a representation of a device or entity in AWS IoT. This action allows the device to create a new Thing in AWS IoT, which is necessary when registering new devices or entities in the platform.

  6. Permission to cancel job execution: A job in AWS IoT is a set of instructions that can be sent to a device to perform a specific task or update. This action allows the device to cancel the execution of a job that has been sent to it. This action is necessary when a job needs to be stopped or canceled due to errors or other issues.

In summary, the list of AWS IoT Policy actions that can be enabled to manage operations for Shell Labs' smart home products includes permission to connect to the AWS IoT message broker, permission to publish on an MQTT topic, permission to receive a message from AWS IoT, permission to subscribe to a topic filter, permission to create a Thing, and permission to cancel job execution.