Now available: IAM console updates that make it easier to create and manage users

Today, we updated the AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM) console to make it easier for you to create and manage your IAM users. These improvements include an updated user creation workflow and new ways to assign and manage permissions. The new user workflow guides you through the process of setting user details, including enabling programmatic access (via access key) and console access (via password). In addition, you can assign permissions by adding users to a group, copying permissions from an existing user, and attaching policies directly to users. We also introduced 10 new AWS managed policies that align with common job functions in organizations that you can use to assign permissions. Finally, we updated the tools to view details and manage permissions for existing users. 

To learn more about what we’ve changed in the IAM console, see the AWS Security Blog. To get started, see the Users section of the IAM console.

To learn more about AWS managed policies for job functions, see this blog post and the IAM documentation.