What is AWS IAM user?

AWS IAM (Identity and Access Management) user is a resource within Amazon Web Services (AWS) that represents an individual or entity granted permission to interact with AWS resources. IAM users are used to manage access to AWS services and resources securely. Each user is associated with a unique set of credentials (username and password or access keys) that are used to authenticate and authorize their actions within AWS.

An AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM) user is an entity that you create in AWS. The IAM user represents the human user or workload who uses the IAM user to interact with AWS. A user in AWS consists of a name and credentials.