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AWS Identity and Access Management vs OpenID

A side-by-side look at AWS Identity and Access Management and OpenID. For an in-depth review of either product, follow the links below.

AWS Identity and Access Management

AWS Identity and Access Management

Security & Privacy

AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM) is a web service that enables AWS customers to manage user access to AWS resources. IAM makes it easy to create and manage AWS users, groups, roles and permissions to allow and deny access to AWS services and resources.

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OpenID

OpenID

Online Services

OpenID is an open standard and decentralized authentication protocol that allows users to log into different websites using the same digital identity. It eliminates the need for separate usernames and passwords for each site.

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