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CompTIA Cloud+ CV0-004 · Domain 4: Security

Identity and access management: users, groups, roles, policies and least privilege

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Last reviewed September 25, 2026 · Leer en español

Identity and access management (IAM) decides who can do what to which resources in your cloud. Because everything in the cloud is controlled through APIs, IAM is the most important security control you have; a single overly broad permission can expose an entire environment.

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