Day 55 | Azure Identity and Access Management (IAM) #100daysofdevops #iam #azure #cloudcomputing

This is a core concept because in any real Azure environment, it is not enough to just create resources. You also need to control: who can access them what they can do and how resources themselves can securely interact with each other In this video, I covered: ____________________________________________________________ what Identity and Access Management (IAM) means in simple terms the two major principles behind IAM: Authentication → who you are Authorization → what you can do a practical real-world analogy to explain authentication vs authorization the Azure service responsible for IAM: how to create a user in Microsoft Entra ID how to create a group why groups are important in larger environments how groups make role assignment easier at scale the three basic Azure role ideas explained: Owner Contributor Reader how IAM can also be applied at the resource level how to assign a role to a group on a resource I also introduced Managed Identity, which is a very important Azure concept for resource-to-resource access. In this video, I showed: _________________________________________________________ why users and groups are used for human access why managed identities are used for resource access the difference between: Managed Identity Service Principal why managed identity is often easier to use because Azure manages more of the security for you how to enable a system-assigned managed identity for a virtual machine how to assign that managed identity a role on a storage account how removing the identity removes it from the list of available managed identities IAM is really about two things: identity and permission. Who are you, and what exactly are you allowed to do? Why Follow This Series? _________________________ Real-world DevOps skills (hands-on, not just theory) Beginner-friendly explanations (even non-coders can follow) Daily uploads with scripts + breakdowns No fluff — just daily progress and real learning 🔔 Subscribe for: ____________________ Daily #100DaysOfDevOps content Docker, Kubernetes, Jenkins, Terraform, Ansible & more Portfolio-building guidance Career-ready DevOps training for absolute beginners and career switchers Connect With Me ____________________ LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/chukwuebuka-anunukem YouTube: www.youtube.com/@techdotsam GitHub: https://github.com/AnunukemSam TikTok: tiktok.com/@techdotsam_ Disclaimer: Unauthorized copying, reproduction, or distribution of this video content, in whole or in part, is strictly prohibited. Any attempt to upload, share, or use this content for commercial or non-commercial purposes without explicit permission from the owner will be subject to legal action. All rights reserved.