What is IAM role in Spanish?

In Spanish, "IAM role" is "rol de IAM": Una identidad de AWS IAM con permisos especificos que pueden ser asumidos por servicios o usuarios. A diferencia de los usuarios de IAM, los roles no tienen credenciales a largo plazo y se les otorgan tokens de seguridad temporales.

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What does "IAM role" mean in programming?

IAM role is one of the most common terms in software development. This guide explains what it means, how it is used in practice, and why it matters, with real examples from the developer world.

Definition

An AWS Identity and Access Management identity with specific permissions that can be assumed by services or users. Unlike IAM users, roles have no long-term credentials and are granted temporary security tokens.

Example

"The EC2 instance assumes an IAM role to read from the S3 bucket without hardcoded credentials."

Related terms

EC2 instance
Lambda function
S3 bucket
security group
VPC

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