Securing your account

Controls and recommendations in this section help keep your AWS account secure. They cover using AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM) users and roles (also known as principals) for both human and machine access, restricting the use of the root user, and requiring multi-factor authentication. In this section, you confirm that AWS has the contact information necessary to reach you regarding your account activity and status. You also set up monitoring services, such as AWS Trusted Advisor, AWS Identity and Access Management Access Analyzer, and AWS Budgets, so that you are notified of account activity and can respond if unauthorized or unexpected activity occurs.

This section contains the following topics: