# Cloud Identity and Access Management

> Master IAM, RBAC, ABAC, identity federation, and privileged access management to secure identities across multi-cloud environments.

Canonical: https://codelivly.com/learning-paths/cloud-identity-and-access-management
Last updated: 2026-09-23

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| Level | Intermediate |
| Category | Cloud Security |
| Rooms | 4 |
| Lessons | 13 |
| Estimated time | 2 h |

This intermediate learning path dives deep into the most critical aspect of cloud security: Identity and Access Management (IAM). You will learn to design and enforce the Principle of Least Privilege, implement Role-Based (RBAC) and Attribute-Based Access Control (ABAC), configure secure identity federation (SSO/SAML/OIDC), and manage privileged access. Through hands-on labs across AWS, Azure, and GCP, you will master the art of securing both human and machine identities, mitigating credential theft, and ensuring zero-trust access controls across your entire cloud infrastructure.

## Rooms in this path

1. [IAM Fundamentals](https://codelivly.com/rooms/iam-fundamentals) - Master the core concepts of Identity and Access Management, including users, roles, policies, and the Principle of…
2. [Privilege Escalation in Cloud IAM](https://codelivly.com/rooms/privilege-escalation-in-cloud-iam) - Master cloud IAM privilege escalation techniques, from overly permissive roles to PassRole exploits, and learn to…
3. [Federation and Single Sign-On](https://codelivly.com/rooms/federation-and-single-sign-on) - Master cloud identity federation, SAML 2.0, OIDC, and SSO to securely connect on-premises directories with AWS, Azure,…
4. [Secrets Management](https://codelivly.com/rooms/secrets-management) - Master cloud secrets management, eliminate hardcoded credentials, and leverage native vaults like AWS Secrets Manager,…

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