# How Amazon MSK works with IAM
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Before you use IAM to manage access to Amazon MSK, you should understand what IAM features are available to use with Amazon MSK. To get a high-level view of how Amazon MSK and other AWS services work with IAM, see [AWS Services That Work with IAM](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/IAM/latest/UserGuide/reference_aws-services-that-work-with-iam.html) in the *IAM User Guide*.

**Topics**
+ [Amazon MSK identity-based policies](security_iam_service-with-iam-id-based-policies.md)
+ [Amazon MSK resource-based policies](security_iam_service-with-iam-resource-based-policies.md)
+ [Authorization based on Amazon MSK tags](security_iam_service-with-iam-tags.md)
+ [Amazon MSK IAM roles](security_iam_service-with-iam-roles.md)