What is the access key used for?
To access the AWS account as the AWS account root user
To access the AWS account through the AWS Management Console
To access the AWS account through a CLI
To access all of a company’s AWS accounts
Explanations:
The access key is not used to access the AWS account as the root user. The root user requires a different set of credentials (email and password) for access.
Access keys are not used for AWS Management Console access, which requires a username and password. Access keys are specifically for programmatic access.
Access keys are used to access the AWS account through the AWS Command Line Interface (CLI) and other SDKs, allowing developers to programmatically manage AWS services.
Access keys do not grant access to all of a company’s AWS accounts. They are associated with a specific IAM user and permissions assigned to that user in a single account.