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Security

Hardening servers: firewalls, SSH and permissions.

  1. Encryption, Secrets and Threat Protection

    How KMS protects your keys, where to keep passwords with Parameter Store and Secrets Manager, free certificates from ACM, stopping attacks with WAF and Shield, and detecting threats with GuardDuty, Inspector and Macie, with a hands-on.

    Part 27 · Learn AWS from Scratch AWS Security 10 min read

  2. Advanced Identity: Organizations and Identity Center

    Managing many accounts with Organizations and SCPs, conditions in IAM policies, roles versus resource policies, permissions boundaries and how AWS makes a decision, single sign-on with Identity Center, and a hands-on simulating policies.

    Part 26 · Learn AWS from Scratch AWS IAM Security 9 min read

  3. S3: Security and Encryption

    How to encrypt your data in S3 and who holds the keys, enforcing HTTPS, sharing a private file with a signed link, understanding CORS, and protecting data from deletion with MFA Delete and Object Lock, with a hands-on.

    Part 17 · Learn AWS from Scratch AWS S3 Security 6 min read

  4. IAM: Who Can Do What in Your AWS Account

    How to manage identities and permissions with users, groups, policies and roles, stop using the root user, and apply least privilege.

    Part 2 · Learn AWS from Scratch AWS IAM Security 9 min read

  5. Setting Up a Secure Linux Server from Scratch

    A comprehensive step-by-step guide to setting up a secure Linux server, from basic installation to securing the server against breaches.

    Linux Security 2 min read