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4.4 out of 5

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AWS IAM Identity Center mindshare

As of January 2025, the mindshare of AWS IAM Identity Center in the Single Sign-On (SSO) category stands at 1.9%, up from 0.9% compared to the previous year, according to calculations based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
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CategorySingle Sign-On (SSO)Jan 10, 2025Download
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Top industries

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Computer Software Company
21%
Financial Services Firm
13%
Comms Service Provider
8%
Marketing Services Firm
8%
Government
6%
Manufacturing Company
6%
Real Estate/Law Firm
5%
Legal Firm
5%
Insurance Company
4%
Retailer
4%
Consumer Goods Company
3%
University
3%
Outsourcing Company
3%
Recreational Facilities/Services Company
3%
Transportation Company
3%
Logistics Company
1%
Construction Company
1%
Hospitality Company
1%
Performing Arts
1%
Leisure / Travel Company
1%
 

AWS IAM Identity Center reviews

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Vishal-Saxena - PeerSpot user
Director of Engineering at Infosys
Verified user of AWS IAM Identity Center
Nov 26, 2024
Enhancing cloud security with robust access management and policy creation

Pros

"The solution helps us manage access in a time-efficient manner and offers reliable integration for our services, avoiding security breaches and maintaining operational efficiency."
Nizamuddeen TZ - PeerSpot user
Assistant Consultant at Tata Consultancy
Verified user of AWS IAM Identity Center
Apr 5, 2024
Helps users provide or revoke accesses whenever needed

Pros

"The product is easy for beginners to learn and use."

Cons

"In the product, two groups cannot have the same name...In general, the tool does not allow for the duplication of names. "
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Khaled Saidi - PeerSpot user
DevOps Engineer | Cloud Architect & Automation Specialist | Kubernetes, Terraform, Ansible, AWS EKS at Phoenix Marketing & Advertising
Verified user of AWS IAM Identity Center
Nov 23, 2024
Manage cloud security with granular access control and enhanced authentication

Pros

"Its valuable features include granular access control, allowing precise control over who can access specific AWS resources and under what conditions using JSON-based policies."

Cons

"IAM is challenging to manage in complex environments. "
Vedant Bhosle - PeerSpot user
Strategist | Webops and Blockchain at Indian Institute of Technology, Madras
Verified user of AWS IAM Identity Center
Nov 21, 2024
Experience enhanced security with script automation for precise access control

Pros

"The two most valuable features of IAM Identity Center are the security policy generation and automation in creating credentials."

Cons

"Greater visualization for security policies would be beneficial. "
AG
AWS Certification Full Stack Cloud Engineer at Social Economic Accelerator LabSocial
Verified user of AWS IAM Identity Center
Nov 11, 2024
Enhances security configuration ease for beginners while managing user flexibility needs

Pros

"The most valuable feature is the security configuration ease, which is great for me, especially as a beginner. "

Cons

"I would like to see more flexibility in the features as sometimes it doesn't meet my expectations. "
MA
Sr DevOps Engineer at HTC Global
Verified user of AWS IAM Identity Center
Nov 26, 2024
Helped our organization by providing a unified dashboard to manage permissions and access controls

Pros

"The most valuable feature of AWS IAM Identity Center is the ability to provide a structured approach to access management through a single dashboard."

Cons

"The configuration with other tools can be hard. "
Chisama Musonda - PeerSpot user
AWS DevOps Engineer at CTB Solutions
Verified user of AWS IAM Identity Center
Nov 8, 2024
Streamlined identity management boosts operational efficiency with good templates

Pros

"The most valuable features of AWS IAM Identity Center are role-based permissions and existing permissions templates. "

Cons

"There is a desire to see integration or adoption of time-based user creation features within AWS IAM Identity Center. "
JR
AWS Instructor at Self-employed
Verified user of AWS IAM Identity Center
Oct 29, 2024
Centralized permission management and automated role creation enhance security

Pros

"The most valuable feature of AWS Identity Center is its ability to centrally create permission templates, known as permission sets, which define AWS IAM roles. "

Cons

"The AWS Identity Center's user interface could be improved to provide a clearer understanding of how the system operates. "