Getting started with Identity and Access Management
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Updated at February 15, 2024
Identity and Access Management (IAM) allows you to manage access to Yandex Cloud resources. With IAM, only users with relevant access permissions can perform operations on resources.
You can get started with your Yandex accounts or service accounts:
-
A Yandex account is your Yandex
or Yandex 360 account.The following users can get started using their Yandex accounts:
- Organization owners (
organization-manager.organizations.owner
) - Organization administrators (
organization-manager.admin
) - Cloud owners (
resource-manager.clouds.owner
) - Cloud administrators (
admin
)
Read this guide to find out about the roles of your account.
- Organization owners (
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Service accounts are auxiliary accounts that your programs can use to perform operations in Yandex Cloud. Service accounts are free of charge. They allow you to flexibly manage access for your programs.
Not only cloud owners and administrators, but also folder administrators (
admin
) can get started with service accounts.