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What is an AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM) role?

• A user associated with an AWS resource

• A group associated with an AWS resource

• An entity that defines a set of permissions for use with an AWS resource

• An authentication credential associated with a multi-factor authentication (MFA) token

AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM) enables you to manage access to AWS services and resources securely. Using IAM, you can create and manageAWS users and groups, and use permissions to allow and deny their access to AWS resources.https://aws.amazon.com/iam/