Identity & Access Management 101 – 

Here are the benefits:

  1. Safety: It keeps your toys safe because only the people you trust can get to them. Just like how you only want your family and friends to play with your toys.
  2. Privacy: It helps you keep your toys and things private. Only the right people can see or use them, so it’s like having a secret hideout for your toys.
  3. Organization: It helps you know who is using your toys. You can see if it’s your brother, sister, or friend who opened the toy box. It’s like having a list of names to know who’s playing with your toys.

So, identity and access management is like a special way to protect your things and share them only with the people you want to share them with, just like your toys!

Another Example is:

Imagine you have a big, magical book with lots of secrets inside it. This book is your special treasure, and you want to make sure only certain people can read it.

  1. Your Book: The magical book represents something important, like your computer, your online accounts, or your favorite game.
  2. Special Key: To protect your book, you have a special key. This key is like your username and password that only you know. It helps you open the book and see the secrets inside.
  3. List of Friends: You have a list of friends who you want to share your book with. These are the people you trust.
  4. Lock and Key: When your friends want to read your book, they need a key too. Your special key (username and password) is like the key to unlock the book, but your friends have their own keys. The book only opens if the right keys match.
  5. Access Control: If someone who isn’t on your list of friends tries to open the book without the right key, the book stays locked, and they can’t see the secrets inside.

So, IAM is like having a magical book and special keys to make sure only the people you trust can access and read the secrets in your book. It’s a way to keep your important stuff safe and only share it with the right people.