Setting Up IAM Policies and Service Accounts in Google Cloud

INTERMEDIATE

90 minutes

5 tasks

In this lab, you will learn how to manage Identity and Access Management (IAM) roles and service accounts within Google Cloud Platform. You will implement various IAM policies and configure service accounts suitable for different use cases. The tasks will guide you through creating and managing IAM roles, assigning roles to users, and setting up service accounts with least privilege permissions to enhance security. You will also practice service account impersonation and the creation of short-lived service account credentials. By the end of this lab, you will have configured a secure environment incorporating several Google Cloud services working collaboratively to enforce access controls.

Scenario

You are a cloud engineer at TechSolutions, a company specializing in cloud-based software solutions. The company is transitioning its infrastructure to Google Cloud and needs to ensure robust IAM policies and service account management to protect sensitive customer data while allowing developers to deploy applications efficiently. Your task is to implement these security measures with minimal disruption to ongoing projects.

Learning Objectives

Create and manage IAM roles
Assign roles to users and service accounts
Implement least privilege permissions model
Configure service account impersonation
Create short-lived service account credentials

tasks (5)

task 1: Create a custom IAM role

10 min

task 2: Assign IAM roles to a user

15 min

task 3: Create a service account and grant it access to a resource

20 min

task 4: Enable service account impersonation

20 min

task 5: Generate short-lived service account credentials

25 min

Prerequisites

•Basic understanding of IAM concepts
•Experience with Google Cloud Console

Skills Tested

Managing IAM rolesAssigning IAM rolesCreating service accountsService account impersonationShort-lived credentials management