User Permissions Across Systems

Overview

The "User Permissions Across Systems" widget provides a view of user permissions across various systems integrated within AWS IAM. This insight is crucial for tracking user access across multiple systems and ensuring that proper access control policies are applied consistently across the entire environment.

Why It Matters

For IT Engineers:

1. Centralized Access Management:

   • Provides a consolidated view of user permissions across all integrated systems, helping IT teams manage and audit user access in a single place.

2. Permission Overlap Detection:

   • Helps identify and manage overlapping permissions across systems, preventing over-provisioning or conflicts in access control.

3. Streamlined Audits:

   • Makes it easier to conduct audits by visualizing user permissions across systems, ensuring that each user has the appropriate level of access for their role.

For Security Engineers:

1. Cross-System Risk Management:

   • Reduces the risk of unauthorized access by identifying potential security gaps or overly permissive roles across systems.

2. Policy Adherence:

   • Ensures that users are not granted permissions that violate least-privilege principles across all systems, improving compliance with security policies.

3. Incident Response:

   • Facilitates faster identification of potential security incidents by providing visibility into user permissions across systems, enabling quicker actions to revoke or adjust permissions as needed.