Build an IAM Right-Sizing Agent: Shrink Over-Permissive AWS Roles with Access Analyzer and Last-Accessed Data
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💡 Originally published on devtocash.com — where this guide stays updated. I write hands-on DevOps/SRE deep-dives there weekly. The role nobody dares to shrink Every AWS account older than a year has them: roles with AdministratorAccess attached "temporarily" in 2023, a CI role with s3:* and ec2:*…
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Build an IAM Right-Sizing Agent: Shrink Over-Permissive AWS Roles with Access Analyzer and Last-Accessed Data
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