The Tech Lounge - AWS IAM and Set theory
Update: 2023-09-06
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Hosted by Owen Chung and Sarah Pelham from CMD Solutions by Mantel Group. The Tech Lounge is for novices and experts wanting to learn about and deepen their understanding of cloud tech.
Today's guest is Colin Andrews a senior consultant at CMD Solutions by Mantel Group.
In this episode we discuss his blog post combining his talents in maths and cloud called: "AWS IAM and Set Theory: How do permissions in AWS really work?"
We will cover:
- What set theory is via an analogy of socks and drawers
- Talk about authentication/authorisation via the unsolved Boston art heist
- Explain AWS IAM managed policies ReadOnlyAccess and ReadOnlyAccess using set theory
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