Table of Contents
- 1 What is member account in AWS?
- 2 What are default accounts and passwords?
- 3 How do you ensure that passwords are used effectively?
- 4 What are IAM users?
- 5 What are common admin passwords?
- 6 What is meant by default account?
- 7 Are service accounts safe?
- 8 Which of the following is true of strong passwords?
What is member account in AWS?
In the AWS Organizations console, member accounts appear under the Accounts tab. Note the account number, email address, and IAM role name of the member account that you want to access. You can access the member account using either the IAM role or the AWS account root user credentials.
What are default accounts and passwords?
Default, or built-in, passwords are the hack you purchase along with a new operating system or software package. Default passwords are those userid/password pairs that are built into an operating system, database or software. The usually come preinstalled with a standard, known userid and password.
Do service accounts have passwords?
Service accounts differ from normal user accounts in multiple ways: They don’t have a password and can’t be used for browser-based sign-in.
How do you ensure that passwords are used effectively?
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- Encourage the use of passphrases rather than passwords.
- Deploy two-factor authentication for privileged users and for remote access.
- Require screen savers with password controls and short timeouts.
- Use network-based password management software to manage multiple sets of credentials.
What are IAM users?
An IAM user is a resource in IAM that has associated credentials and permissions. An IAM user can represent a person or an application that uses its credentials to make AWS requests. This is typically referred to as a service account.
Who can assume OrganizationAccountAccessRole?
By default, if you create a member account as part of your organization, AWS automatically creates a role in the account that grants administrator permissions to IAM users in the management account who can assume the role. By default, that role is named OrganizationAccountAccessRole .
What are common admin passwords?
Here are the top 25 from 2019:
- 123456.
- 123456789.
- qwerty.
- password.
- 1234567.
- 12345678.
- 12345.
- iloveyou.
What is meant by default account?
An account defaults when you break the terms of the credit agreement. Your creditor decides there’s no chance you can get back on track, and cancels your agreement with them. A debt can only default once, but after this happens your creditor can take further action to collect the debt.
What is the difference between a service account and a user account?
User accounts are used by real users, service accounts are used by system services such as web servers, mail transport agents, databases etc. Service accounts may – and typically do – own specific resources, even device special files, but they don’t have superuser-like privileges.
Are service accounts safe?
Avoid Putting Service Accounts in Built-in Privileged Groups: Assigning service accounts in built-in privileged groups, such as the local Administrators or Domain Admins group, can be risky. All users in the group will know the service account’s credentials, and those credentials can be misused or compromised.
Which of the following is true of strong passwords?
Overall, here are the main characteristics of a good, secure password: Is at least 12 characters long. The longer your password is – the better. Uses uppercase and lowercase letters, numbers and special symbols.