AWS Certified SysOps Administrator – Associate (legacy) — Question 834

Can you use the AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM) to assign permissions determining who can manage or modify RDS resources?

Answer options

• A. No, AWS IAM is used only to assign IDs to AWS users.
• B. No, this permission cannot be assigned by AWS IAM.
• C. Yes, you can.
• D. No, AWS IAM is used only to assign activities.

Correct answer: C

Explanation

AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM) enables administrators to securely control access to AWS resources, including Amazon RDS. By using IAM policies, you can define exactly who is authenticated and authorized to manage, modify, or delete RDS resources. The other options are incorrect because they falsely claim IAM lacks this capability or limit IAM's functionality to only assigning IDs or activities.