Identity-Based

Lesson in the AWS Roadmap for Beginners · Stage 4: IAM

Last updated 14 September 2026

What is Identity-Based?

"Identity-based policies" are one of the types of policies you can create in AWS (Amazon Web Services). They are attached directly to an identity (like an IAM user, group, or role) and control what actions that identity can perform, on which resources, and under what conditions. There are two types - inline and managed. Inline policies are created and managed individually, while managed policies are standalone policies that you can attach to multiple identities. This offers a flexible framework for managing permissions across your AWS resources. These policies are written in a language called JSON (JavaScript Object Notation).

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Identity-Based: common questions

Can I learn Identity-Based in Hindi?

This lesson is written in English. Once you sign in, open it in the interactive course and ask the AI tutor to explain Identity-Based in Hindi or Hinglish. The tutor answers from this lesson’s own text, so it stays on the syllabus, and it runs on your own Google, OpenAI or Anthropic key.

Is this Identity-Based tutorial for beginners?

It is lesson 30 of 101 in the free AWS roadmap, in stage 4, IAM. If you are new to AWS, start from stage 1 and come back here in order; if you already know the earlier stages, this lesson stands on its own.