Managing Passwords for IAM Users (Part 1)

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Creating, Changing, or Deleting IAM User Password (Console)

The AWS Management Console can help in managing the passwords for your IAM users.

To Add a Password for an IAM User (Console)

  • Firstly, sign-in to the AWS Management Console and open IAM console at https://console.aws.amazon.com/iam/.

  • Choose Users in the navigation pane.

  • Select the username whose password will be created.

  • Now, select the Security Credentials tab, and then Manage next to Console password under Sign-in credentials.

  • You can also choose either to have IAM generate a password, or create a custom password for Set Password.

  • Choose Require Password Reset if you want the user to create a password while signing-in and then Apply.

  • If a password is being generated, then, select Show in the New Password dialog box in order to view the password and share it with the user. 

To Change the Password for an IAM User (Console)

  • Sign-in to the AWS Management Console and open IAM console at https://console.aws.amazon.com/iam/.

  • Choose Users in the navigation pane.

  • Select the username whose password will be changed.

  • Now, select the Security Credentials tab, and then Manage next to Console password under Sign-in credentials.

  • Now select Enable (if not chosen already) for Console access in Manage console access. If console access is disabled then no password is required.

  • You can also choose either to have IAM generate a password, or create a custom password for Set Password.

  • Choose Require Password Reset if you want the user to create a password while signing-in and then Apply.

  • If a password is being generated, then, select Show in the New Password dialog box in order to view the password and share it with the user. 

To Delete (disable) an IAM User's Password (Console)

  • Sign-in to the AWS Management Console and open IAM console at https://console.aws.amazon.com/iam/.

  • Choose Users in the navigation pane.

  • Select the username whose password will be deleted.

  • Now, select the Security Credentials tab, and then Manage next to Console password under Sign-in credentials.

  • Now you can choose disable and then Apply for Console access.

Note: The user access to the AWS Management Console can be easily disabled by simply removing their password which doesn't allow them to sign-in via their username and password without changing their permissions or preventing them access to the console with an assumed role.









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