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IAM role vs IAM user: what is the difference?
IAM controls who can do what in AWS. A user has its own fixed login or keys. A role gives temporary keys to whoever takes it. Long-term keys leak. Roles cut that risk.

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IAM controls who can do what in AWS. A user has its own fixed login or keys. A role gives temporary keys to whoever takes it. Long-term keys leak. Roles cut that risk.
Learn more in the lesson: 30.2 IAM Done Right