# SEC 3  How do you manage permissions for people and machines?
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 Manage permissions to control access to people and machine identities that require access to AWS and your workload. Permissions control who can access what, and under what conditions. 

**Topics**
+ [SEC03-BP01 Define access requirements](sec_permissions_define.md)
+ [SEC03-BP02 Grant least privilege access](sec_permissions_least_privileges.md)
+ [SEC03-BP03 Establish emergency access process](sec_permissions_emergency_process.md)
+ [SEC03-BP04 Reduce permissions continuously](sec_permissions_continuous_reduction.md)
+ [SEC03-BP05 Define permission guardrails for your organization](sec_permissions_define_guardrails.md)
+ [SEC03-BP06 Manage access based on lifecycle](sec_permissions_lifecycle.md)
+ [SEC03-BP07 Analyze public and cross-account access](sec_permissions_analyze_cross_account.md)
+ [SEC03-BP08 Share resources securely](sec_permissions_share_securely.md)