AWS Security Model

Shared Responsibility Model:

Security is a shared responsibility for both AWS and you

AWS Responsibility:

  • Secure the infrastructure & physical machines
  • Protect Internal system & process
  • Secure managed services & everything you can't configure or control

Your Responsibility:

  • Secure application and workloads
  • Protect and control your account access
  • secure everything if you are able to control



Protecting your Account:

We can protect our AWS Account by following the below instructions.
  • Secure Credentials 
    • choose strong password 
    • change it frequently
    • Don't share your credentials  
  • Multi-Factor Authentication
    • Enable MFA
    • use a digital or physical device
  • Utiliza IAM Users
    • Create an IAM User to access your account 
    • Every person should use a separate IAM account

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