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The document provides a guide on setting up an AWS account, including best practices for security and cost management. It emphasizes creating IAM users with limited permissions instead of using the root user and enabling multi-factor authentication for added security. Additionally, it highlights the importance of monitoring costs using tools like AWS Cost Explorer and setting billing alerts.

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The document provides a guide on setting up an AWS account, including best practices for security and cost management. It emphasizes creating IAM users with limited permissions instead of using the root user and enabling multi-factor authentication for added security. Additionally, it highlights the importance of monitoring costs using tools like AWS Cost Explorer and setting billing alerts.

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Setting Up Your AWS Account


Follow a step-by-step process to create an AWS account and its best practices.

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is one of the oldest and largest cloud computing
platforms, offering various services, including computing power, storage,
databases, machine learning, analytics, and more. You need an AWS account to
access the vast array of cloud services and resources offered by Amazon’s cloud
computing platform.

Create an AWS account


Setting up an AWS account is relatively straightforward. To create your account,
visit the AWS website and click the “Create an AWS Account” button. You can
then provide contact and payment information and follow the rest of the steps to
complete the sign-up process. Once the account is verified, you can log in to the
AWS Management Console using the email address and password you used to
create the account.
Congratulations! You’ve successfully set up your AWS account. From the AWS
Management Console, you can access a wide range of AWS services and start
building and managing your cloud resources. However, setting up a new AWS
account comes with the responsibility of ensuring security, cost management, and
operational efficiency.

Let’s look at some best practices when setting up a new AWS account.

Create an IAM user


When we create an AWS account, it creates a root user account by default. Each
account can only have one root user, which has unrestricted access to the
resources within the account. We can log into the root user account with a
username and password. However, using the root user account in AWS is
discouraged as the root user has unrestricted access to all AWS resources and
services, making it a security risk if the credentials are compromised. In addition,
actions performed by the root user are not traceable to individual users, making it
challenging to audit and monitor activity effectively.

To mitigate these risks and improve security posture, it is recommended to create


users with limited permissions based on the principle of least privilege instead of
using the root user. We can then assign these users only the permissions
necessary to perform tasks, reducing the risk of unauthorized actions.

AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM) service enables us to securely


manage access to AWS resources. IAM allows us to control who can access our
AWS resources and what actions they can perform.
Follow the steps below to create an IAM user:

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IAM Users dashboard

Tip: Create users with limited permissions based on the principle of least
privilege.

Multi-factor authentication (MFA)


Enabling multi-factor authentication (MFA) adds an extra layer of security to our
AWS account by requiring an additional verification method, typically a temporary
code from a mobile app or a hardware token, in addition to a regular password.

Here’s how to enable MFA for our AWS account:


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IAM Users dashboard

Monitor and manage costs


It is important to implement cost management practices to monitor and optimize
AWS spending. We can use AWS Cost Explorer to analyze usage and spending
patterns, set up billing alerts to notify you of cost overruns, and leverage AWS
Budgets to set spending limits and track expenses.

Here’s how you can set up a billing alarm to alert you when your AWS charges
reach $10:
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