Remember IAM
Full name: Identity and Access Management
Memory aid: Identify the person, then Allow the right Material.
Authentication and authorization are separate decisions.
Study area: Identity & access · Batch 3
Relevant study for: CompTIA Security+ SY0-701 · ISC2 CISSP 2024 outline · ISC2 SSCP · Security, Compliance, and Identity Fundamentals SC-900 · Identity and Access Administrator SC-300 · ISC2 CC · Cybersecurity Architect SC-100
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IAM — Identity and Access Management
Manages identities and their permitted access.
Why learn IAM — Identity and Access Management?
Manages identities and their permitted access.
Where it came from
Authentication and authorization are separate decisions.
- Memory aid (a learning cue, not the expansion): Identify the person, then Allow the right Material.
Build your understanding
Work through these exercises in order. Try the task before opening a reference.
- Without looking, expand IAM: Identity and Access Management.
- Recall this memory aid: Identify the person, then Allow the right Material.
- Explain the practical use: Manages identities and their permitted access.
- Explain this distinction: Authentication and authorization are separate decisions.
- Identify IAM in a device specification, architecture diagram, or system inventory.
Documentation and sources
- NIST cybersecurity glossary (csrc.nist.gov)